Die Nacht der Generale

Originaltitel: The Night of the Generals

1967
16
2 Std. 28 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,2/10

9046

IHRE BEWERTUNG

In 1942, a Polish prostitute and German Agent is murdered in Warsaw. Suspicion falls on three Generals, and Major Grau (Omar Sharif) of German Intelligence seeks justice which ends up taking decades.

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Eine polnische Prostituierte und deutsche Agentin wird in Warschau ermordet. Der Verdacht fällt auf drei Generäle, und Major Grau vom deutschen Geheimdienst bemüht sich um Gerechtigkeit, was... Alles lesenEine polnische Prostituierte und deutsche Agentin wird in Warschau ermordet. Der Verdacht fällt auf drei Generäle, und Major Grau vom deutschen Geheimdienst bemüht sich um Gerechtigkeit, was Jahrzehnte dauern wird.Eine polnische Prostituierte und deutsche Agentin wird in Warschau ermordet. Der Verdacht fällt auf drei Generäle, und Major Grau vom deutschen Geheimdienst bemüht sich um Gerechtigkeit, was Jahrzehnte dauern wird.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,2/10

9046

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

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Wissenswertes
Because Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif were being held to contracts signed several years earlier, when they were less famous, they both had to accept smaller fees than one would expect, given how famous they were when this movie was made early in 1966. Neither was very happy with this situation, but they took care to claim the lavish living expenses to which they were entitled.

Patzer
Major Grau is handed a German soldier's identity disc from the crime scene in Paris shortly before Operation Valkyrie commences. He reveals the name of the suspect by apparently reading the name on the disc. German identity discs, however, never contained the soldier's name on them - only their roll number, unit designation and occasionally their blood group.

Zitate
Major Grau: One of them is a... a murderer.
Inspector Morand: Only one? But murder is the occupation of Generals.
Major Grau: Then let us say what is admirable on the large scale is monstrous on the small. Since we must give medals to mass murderers, why not give justice to the small... entrepreneurs.

Crazy Credits
The opening titles are a montage of a Nazi general's clothing and decorations.

Alternative Versionen
The UK cinema version was heavily edited for an 'A' (PG) certificate and removed nearly all the references to the victims being whores, as well as shortening the bed scene between Hartmann & Ulrike, the police interrogation of the suspected sex offenders, and editing some of the dialogue describing the murders. Later releases were upgraded to a 15 certificate and were fully uncut.

Verbindungen
Featured in Discovering Film: Omar Sharif (2015)

Soundtracks
ENTRANCE MARCH
(from Tannhaeuser) (uncredited)
Music by Richard Wagner

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7/10

Not bad at all...

I agree with the above general sentiment that the story strays a bit too much at times, especially with the rather useless bombing of Hitler as a detour. I do however understand why it's there - it's because by attaching the "good" German generals to the plot of killing Hitler, they let the audience not feel bad for rooting for them. Simple trick, but all in all detrimental to the momentum of the story.

The film is brimming with exceptional acting - O'Toole turns in a particularly vicious and strong performance as General Tanz, but everyone holds their own. It's rare to find a villain so distasteful and yet so intriguing - most filmmakers just content themselves with giving the villain an evil shtick without much character development - not so here.

I saw a newly mastered DVD in full 2.35:1 widescreen presentation and the the cinematography by the late Henri Decae is wonderful in all its glory.

Very interesting movie, please see it.