The Devil’s General

Year: 1955

Runtime: 117 mins

Language: German

Director: Helmut Käutner

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Based on Carl Zuckmayer’s play, the film follows Luftwaffe General Harras, a vocal opponent of the Nazi regime during World II. His open criticism brings him under Gestapo surveillance and a brief imprisonment. Undeterred, Harras confronts the brutal reality of Germany’s hopeless, unjust war, exposing its horrors.

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