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The Devil's General
“They bought his soul and put him in command of Hell!”
68%
Movie
1h 57m
AI Analysis
The Devil's General (1955) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Devil's General (1955) — a movie tagged as Drama and War with epic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 … Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~117 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Devil's General 68% (46 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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from 46 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1955-02-23
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- TMDB rating
- 6.8
- TMDB ID
- 11295
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What is The Devil's General about?
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... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie The Devil's General?
The official runtime for The Devil's General is approximately 117 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Curd Jürgens
Gen. Harry Harras
Viktor de Kowa
SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
Karl John
Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch
Marianne Koch
Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
Eva Ingeborg Scholz
Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen
Camilla Spira
Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss
Albert Lieven
Oberst Friedrich Eilers
Paul Westermeier
Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
Karl Ludwig Diehl
Generaldirektor Hugo Mohrungen
Harry Meyen
Leutnant Hartmann
Bum Krüger
Hauptmann Lüttjohann
Beppo Brem
Hauptmann Pfundtmayer
Werner Fuetterer
Baron von Pflunck
Robert Meyn
Generalleutnant von Stetten
Joseph Offenbach
Hauptsturmführer Zernick
Wolfried Lier
Kellner Detlev
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Erica Balqué
Anne Eilers
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Reinhold Nietschmann
Geschäftsführer Otto
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