Des Teufels General (1955)

Drama History War

Curt Jurgens stars as a courageous Luftwaffe officer. Jurgens loves the service, even though he barely tolerates the Hitler regime. Sickened by wartime Nazi atrocities, Jurgens renounces his government, and is imprisoned and tortured as a result. Once released, the general takes pity on a downtrodden Jewish family. This isolated act of kindness is a point in his favor when Jurgens stands before Satan himself for his final judgment. The Devil's General was based on an immensely successful postwar play by German author Carl Zuckmeyer.

Updated May 10 2020

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1955-02-23

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Keywords:

germany world war ii schuld und sühne air force waffen ss

FACTS

Runtime: 117 mins Rating: 7.4

Cast

Curd Jürgens

Werner von Basil

Paul Westermeier

Gastwirt Hentschke

Marianne Koch

Ann Morlay

Ingrid van Bergen

Eva Ingeborg Scholz

Inge Römer

Harry Meyen

Assessor

Albert Lieven

Pierre de Motestant

Karl John