- Country: West Germany
- Genres: Drama, War
- Release: 1955-02-23
- Director: Helmut Käutner
- Writers: Carl Zuckmayer , George Hurdalek , Helmut Käutner
- Language: German
- Stars: Curd Jürgens , Viktor de Kowa , Karl John (1905–1977) , Marianne Koch , Eva Ingeborg Scholz , Camilla Spira , Erica Balqué , Albert Lieven , Paul Westermeier , Karl Ludwig Diehl
- Runtime: 117 min
- Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations
- AKA: Generał diabła (Poland) , Le général du diable (Belgium) , Djævelens general (Denmark) , De duivelsgeneraal (Belgium) , The Devil's General (Canada) , Generalul diavolului (Romania) , Le Général du diable (France, French Republic) , Il generale del diavolo (Italy) , Des Teufels General (Germany) , O stratigos Diavolos (Greece) , Paholaisen kenraali (Finland) , Djävulens general (Sweden) , Des Teufels General , O General do Diabo (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Des Teufels General (Austria) , O General do diabo (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Des Teufels General , Генерал дьявола , El general del diablo (Spain) , The Devil's General (United States of America) , O General do Diabo (Brazil)
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt0047572
The Devil’s General Cast · · · ALL
Helmut Käutner
Director
Curd Jürgens
Gen. Harry Harras
Marianne Koch
Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
Viktor de Kowa
SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
Karl John
(1905–1977)
Ingenieur Karl Oderbruch
Harry Meyen
Leutnant Hartmann
Bum Krüger
Hauptmann Lüttjohann
Paul Westermeier
Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
Camilla Spira
Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss
Albert Lieven
Oberst Friedrich Eilers
Beppo Brem
Hauptmann Pfundtmayer
Joseph Offenbach
Hauptsturmführer Zernick
Wolfried Lier
Kellner Detlev
Ingrid van Bergen
Lyra Schöppke
Wolfgang Neuss
Polizei-Fotograf
Inge Meysel
Frau Korrianke
Werner Riepel
Kleinschmidt, Görings Fahrer
Werner Schumacher
SS-Wachtmeister
Gerd Vespermann
Theaterregisseur Rösler
Eva Ingeborg Scholz
Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen