The Devil's General
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The Devil's General (German: Des Teufels General) is a 1955 black and white West German film based on the play of the same title by Carl Zuckmayer.[1] The film features Curd Jürgens as General Harras, Marianne Koch, Viktor de Kowa, Karl John, Eva Ingeborg Scholz, and Harry Meyen.[2] It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff.
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The Devil's General | |
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Directed by | Helmut Käutner |
Written by | Gyula Trebitsch Helmut Käutner George Hurdalek |
Based on | play by Carl Zuckmayer |
Produced by | Walter Koppel Richard Gordon |
Starring | Curd Jürgens Marianne Koch Viktor de Kowa Karl John Eva Ingeborg Scholz Harry Meyen |
Cinematography | Albert Benitz |
Edited by | Klaus Dudenhöfer |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Europa-Filmverleih Distributors Corporation of America (US) |
Release date | 23 February 1955 (1955-02-23) |
Running time | 117 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
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It was one of a number of films made in Germany in the 1950s that emphasized resistance to Hitler among German generals in World War Two. Others included Canaris, Children, Mother, and the General, and The Last Ten Days.[3]