Movie · 1955
The Devil's General
Released 23 February 1955 More from 1955 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Paul Westermeier
as Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
Camilla Spira
as Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss
Albert Lieven
as Oberst Friedrich Eilers
Bum Krüger
as Hauptmann Lüttjohann
Werner Fuetterer
as Baron von Pflunck
Rudolf Fenner
as 2. SD-Beamter
Horst Beck
as 1. SD-Beamter
Curd Jürgens
as Gen. Harry Harras
Wolfried Lier
as Kellner Detlev
Friedrich Schütter
Eva Ingeborg Scholz
as Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen
Marianne Koch
as Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
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The numbers
39years between the oldest and youngest billed
62Paul Westermeier — oldest on the call sheet
23Marianne Koch — youngest billed
42average age of the credited cast