The Night of the Generals

1967

2h 28m

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A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.

Directors

Anatole Litvak

Writers

Hans Hellmut Kirst(novel by)

James Hadley Chase(book by)

Paul Dehn(screenplay by)

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Peter O'Toole

Omar Sharif

Tom Courtenay

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General Tanz

Major Grau

Corporal Hartmann

General Kahlenberge

Ulrike

Inspector Morand

General von Seidlitz-Gabler

Coral Browne

Eleanore von Seidlitz-Gabler

Colonel Sandauer

Otto

Juliette

Liesowski

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Raymonde

Monique

Wionczek

Colonel Mannheim

Captain Engel

Directors

Anatole Litvak

Writers

Hans Hellmut Kirst(novel by)

James Hadley Chase(book by)

Paul Dehn(screenplay by)

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**_Intrigue in the heart of Europe during World War 2_** In German-occupied Warsaw in late 1942, a major of the Abwehr (Omar Sharif) conducts an investigation concerning the grisly murder of a German agent working as a prostitute. All he knows is that the culprit is a German general and this narrows it down to Gabler (Charles Gray), Kahlenberge (Donald Pleasence) and Tanz (Peter O’Toole). Nineteen months later they all happen to be in Paris when several senior Wehrmacht officers conspire to assassinate der Führer. “The Night of the Generals” (1967) is a worthwhile pick if you’re in the mood for the décor and intrigues of WW2 minus the battles, similar to “Triple Cross” from the year prior. Christopher Plummer starred in that earlier film and has a cameo here as Field Marshal Rommel. Both movies include the July 20, 1944, plot to assassinate Hitler in the last act, which is what Cruise’s “Valkyrie” was based on four decades later. There’s a subplot concerning the beautiful daughter of General Gabler (Joanna Pettet) and her romantic relationship with a lance corporal (Tom Courtenay). The latter becomes General Tanz’s driver and tour guide in Paris. For another WW2 drama that focuses on parallel behind-the-scenes events of the German high command (minus the fictitious murder mystery), check out “Rommel” (2012). The film runs 2 hour, 27 minutes, with the first act shot behind the Iron Curtain in Warsaw (a rarity for Western films at the time); the second act was filmed in Paris; and the final sequence in Munich, Bavaria, southeast Germany. GRADE: B

Wuchak19 Sep, 2024