Des Teufels General
The Devil's General
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. Meanwhile, his friend, the aviation engineer Oderbuch, is sabotaging fighter planes in order to stop the madness. When Nazi officials try to force Harras to rat on Oderbuch, Harras opts for suicide instead, plunging himself to death in one of the manipulated airplanes.
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Music
Cast
- General Harras
- SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
- Ingenieur Oderbruch
- Waltraud Mohrungen, genannt Pützchen
- Diddo Geiss
- Olivia Geiss
- Anne Eilers
- Oberst Friedrich Eilers
- Unteroffizier Korrianke, Harras' Fahrer
- Generaldirektor Hugo Mohrungen
Production company
Producer
Alle Credits
Director
Assistant director
Screenplay
based on
Director of photography
Assistant camera
Optical effects
Still photography
Production design
Make-up artist
Costume design
Editing
Sound
Consultant
Music
Cast
- General Harras
- SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
- Ingenieur Oderbruch
- Waltraud Mohrungen, genannt Pützchen
- Diddo Geiss
- Olivia Geiss
- Anne Eilers
- Oberst Friedrich Eilers
- Unteroffizier Korrianke, Harras' Fahrer
- Generaldirektor Hugo Mohrungen
- Leutnant Hartmann
- Hauptmann Lüttjohann
- Hauptmann Pfundtmayer
- Baron Pflungk
- Generalleutnant von Stetten
- Kriminalrat
- Jenny Rosenfeld
- Kellner Detlev
- Lyra Schöppke
- Geschäftsführer Otto
- Frau Korrianke
- Fotograf
- Putzfrau bei Harras
- 1. SD-Beamter
- 2. SD-Beamter
- Wirtschafterin Therese
- 1. SS-Wachmann
- 2. SS-Wachmann
- 3. SS-Wachmann
- Fliegeroffizier Hassdenteufel
- Fliegeroffizier Vretske
- Theaterregisseur Rösler
- Kellner Francois
- Kleinschmidt, Fahrer von Göring
- Görings Schatten
Production company
Producer
Line producer
Unit production manager
Location manager
Original distributor
Shoot
- 23.11.1954 - 25.01.1955: Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Berlin; Real-Film-Studios Hamburg-Wandsbek
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 17.02.1955, 09379, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 23.02.1955, Hannover, Weltspiele;
TV-Erstsendung: 24.04.1967, ZDF
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE) Des Teufels General
Versions
Digitalisierte Fassung
Original
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 17.02.1955, 09379, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 23.02.1955, Hannover, Weltspiele;
TV-Erstsendung: 24.04.1967, ZDF
Awards
- Graf-Volpi Pokal (ex aequo >Die Helden sind müde<), Beste männliche schauspielerische Leistung
- David-O. Selznick-Preis
- Filmband in Gold, Beste Nebendarstellerin
- Prädikat: wertvoll