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The Night of the Generals
Patriotism has been known to have its vicious side.
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.
- Original title
- The Night of the Generals
- Language
- EN
- Country
- FR,GB
- Budget
- $5,200,000
- Revenue
- $2,400,000
Wuchak
Sep 19, 2024 · via TMDB
**_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
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Peter O'Toole
General Tanz
Omar Sharif
Major Grau
Tom Courtenay
Corporal Hartmann
Donald Pleasence
General Kahlenberge
Joanna Pettet
Ulrike
Philippe Noiret
Inspector Morand
Charles Gray
General von Seidlitz-Gabler
Coral Browne
Eleanore von Seidlitz-Gabler
John Gregson
Colonel Sandauer
Nigel Stock
Otto
Juliette Gréco
Juliette
Yves Brainville
Liesowski
Raymond Gérôme
Colonel
Nicole Courcel
Raymonde
Véronique Vendell
Monique
Charles Millot
Wionczek
Patrick Allen
Colonel Mannheim
Gordon Jackson
Captain Engel
Christopher Plummer
Field Marshal Rommel
Sacha Pitoëff
Doctor
Pierre Mondy
Kopatski
Eléonore Hirt
Melanie
Gérard Buhr
Von Stauffenberg
Michael Goodliffe
Hauser
Bogusz Bilewski
German Soldier (uncredited)
Janusz Bukowski
German Soldier (uncredited)
Damian Damięcki
Polish Partisan (uncredited)
Maciej Damięcki
Fidgeting Prisoner (uncredited)
Jan Englert
Partisan jumping out the Window (uncredited)
Stefan Friedmann
Polish Partisan (uncredited)
Teodor Gendera
Soldier (uncredited)
Jan Kociniak
General Tanz's Orderly (uncredited)
Konrad Morawski
Andrzej's Father (uncredited)
Józef Nalberczak
Polish Policeman (uncredited)
Jerzy Radwan
Grenade Policeman (uncredited)
Maciej Rayzacher
Fidgeting Prisoner (uncredited)
Grzegorz Roman
Boy receiving a Sandwich from Tanz (uncredited)
Mieczysław Stoor
German Wochenschau Reporter (uncredited)
Andrzej Zaorski
German Radiotelegraphist (uncredited)
Howard Vernon
Murder Suspect (uncredited)
Harry Andrews
General Stulpnagel (uncredited)
Jackie Blanchot
Hamburg Suspect (uncredited)
Guy Bonnafoux
German Officer at Hitler's HQ (uncredited)
Philippe Castelli
French Forensic Physician (uncredited)
Adrien Cayla-Legrand
Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
Jacques Chevalier
Barman at Paradis Bar (uncredited)
Georges Claisse
Rommel's Orderly (uncredited)
Henri Coutet
Waiter in Café (uncredited)
Valentine Dyall
German Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Robert Favart
Employee at Airport (uncredited)
Martine Ferrière
The Polish Woman (uncredited)
Alan Harris
German Soldier (uncredited)
René Lefèvre-Bel
(uncredited)
Roger Lumont
Wine Butler (uncredited)
Jacques Marbeuf
(uncredited)
Olivier Mathot
(uncredited)
Hans Meyer
Wehrmacht Adjutant (uncredited)
Donald O'Brien
Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
Jean Ozenne
General Dietrich (uncredited)
Paul Pavel
Hamburg Suspect (uncredited)
Robert Rietti
Driver (voice) (uncredited)
Mac Ronay
Tanz's Driver (uncredited)
Claude Salez
Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
Jacques Seiler
Maître d'hôtel (uncredited)
Sabine Sun
Hamburg Prostitute (uncredited)
Maurice Teynac
General (uncredited)
Pierre Tornade
Orderly (uncredited)
César Torres
Spanish Laborer (uncredited)
François Valorbe
Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
Hans Verner
German Officer (uncredited)
Nicolas Vogel
Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
Alexandre Trauner
Production Design
Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Rosine Delamare
Costume Designer
Paul Dehn
Additional Dialogue
Andrzej Żuławski
Assistant Director
Tom Pevsner
Assistant Director
Anatole Litvak
Director
Anatole Litvak
Producer
Sam Spiegel
Producer
Louis Wipf
Production Manager
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
James Hadley Chase
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