1955 · drama · war · historical
The Devil's General
Directed by Helmut Käutner1h 57m1955
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.
Our read: The Devil's General (1955) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · war · historical entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / war, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
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