Released:
1955-02-23

Overview:
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.

Director:
Helmut Käutner

Runtime:
1h 57min

Genre:
Drama, War

• Cast:
• 
  Curd Jürgens
  as
  Gen. Harry Harras
• 
  Viktor de Kowa
  as
  SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
• 
  Karl John
  as
  Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch
• 
  Marianne Koch
  as
  Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
• 
  Eva Ingeborg Scholz
  as
  Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen