The Devil's General
“They bought his soul and put him in command of Hell!”
Curt Jurgens stars as a courageous Luftwaffe officer. Jurgens loves the service, even though he barely tolerates the Hitler regime. Sickened by wartime Nazi atrocities, Jurgens renounces his government, and is imprisoned and tortured as a result. Once released, the general takes pity on a downtrodden Jewish family. This isolated act of kindness is a point in his favor when Jurgens stands before Satan himself for his final judgment. The Devil's General was based on an immensely successful postwar play by German author Carl Zuckmeyer.
A stark, morally complex drama that grapples with the weight of conscience amidst the horrors of war. It's a somber, introspective journey through difficult choices and the search for humanity in the darkest of times.
