Movie

The Devil's General

Released: February 23, 1955 (1955)

Runtime: 117 minutes

Genres: Drama, War

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Paul Westermeier as Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
Age at release: 62
Karl Ludwig Diehl as Generaldirektor Hugo Mohrungen
Age at release: 58
Viktor de Kowa as SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
Age at release: 50
Karl John as Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch
Age at release: 49
Camilla Spira as Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss
Age at release: 48
Albert Lieven as Oberst Friedrich Eilers
Age at release: 48
Curd Jürgens as Gen. Harry Harras
Age at release: 39
Harry Meyen as Leutnant Hartmann
Age at release: 30
Eva Ingeborg Scholz as Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen
Age at release: 27
Marianne Koch as Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
Age at release: 23

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Robert Meyn as Generalleutnant von Stetten
Age at release: 61
Gustl Busch
Age at release: 54
Joseph Offenbach as Hauptsturmführer Zernick
Age at release: 50
Emmy Percy-Wüstenhagen as Wirtschafterin Therese
Age at release: 49
Bum Krüger as Hauptmann Lüttjohann
Age at release: 48
Beppo Brem as Hauptmann Pfundtmayer
Age at release: 48
Werner Fuetterer as Baron von Pflunck
Age at release: 48
Reinhold Nietschmann as Geschäftsführer Otto
Age at release: 48
Rudolf Fenner as 2. SD-Beamter
Age at release: 45
Inge Meysel as Frau Korrianke
Age at release: 44
Erica Balqué as Anne Eilers
Age at release: 43
Horst Beck as 1. SD-Beamter
Age at release: 41
Wolfried Lier as Kellner Detlev
Age at release: 38
Werner Schumacher as SS-Wachtmeister
Age at release: 33
Werner Riepel as Kleinschmidt, Görings Fahrer
Age at release: 32
Wolfgang Neuss as Polizei-Fotograf
Age at release: 31
Gerd Vespermann as Theaterregisseur Rösler
Age at release: 28
Ingrid van Bergen as Lyra Schöppke
Age at release: 23
Jochen Meyn as Kellner Francois
Age at release: 22
Thea Thiele as Jenny Rosenfeld
Age at release: Unknown