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The Devil’s General
Helmut Käutner

The Devil’s General

  • Drama
  • War

They bought his soul and put him in command of Hell!

RELEASE

1955-02-23

BUGET

N/A

LENGTH

117 min

Description

The adaptation of the eponymous play by Carl Zuckmayer tells the story of renegade general Harras of the German Luftwaffe, who during WWII openly criticizes the Nazi regime. As a consequence, he is put under surveillance, and even imprisoned for a brief period of time. Still remaining outspoken, Harras realizes the horrific dimensions of this hopeless and injust war waged by Germany.