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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
48 audience votes
Key crew
- Gyula TrebitschScreenplay
- Helmut KäutnerDirector
- Helmut KäutnerScreenplay
- George HurdalekScreenplay
Cast
- Curd JürgensGen. Harry Harras
- Viktor de KowaSS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
- Karl JohnIngénieur Karl Oderbruch
- Marianne KochDorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
- Eva Ingeborg ScholzWaltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen
- Camilla SpiraKammersängerin Olivia Geiss
- Albert LievenOberst Friedrich Eilers
- Paul WestermeierOtto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
- Karl Ludwig DiehlGeneraldirektor Hugo Mohrungen
- Harry MeyenLeutnant Hartmann
- Bum KrügerHauptmann Lüttjohann
- Beppo BremHauptmann Pfundtmayer