La nuit des généraux

Titre original : The Night of the Generals

1967
PG
2h 28m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,2/10

9 k

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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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En 1942, une prostituée polonaise et un agent allemand sont assassinés à Varsovie. Les soupçons pèsent sur trois généraux, et le major Grau (Omar Sharif) cherche à obtenir justice, ce qui lu... Tout lireEn 1942, une prostituée polonaise et un agent allemand sont assassinés à Varsovie. Les soupçons pèsent sur trois généraux, et le major Grau (Omar Sharif) cherche à obtenir justice, ce qui lui prendra plusieurs dizaines d'années.En 1942, une prostituée polonaise et un agent allemand sont assassinés à Varsovie. Les soupçons pèsent sur trois généraux, et le major Grau (Omar Sharif) cherche à obtenir justice, ce qui lui prendra plusieurs dizaines d'années.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,2/10

9 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

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- 1 victoire au total

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Trailer 4:04

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Anecdotes
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.

Gaffes
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.

Citations
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.

Générique farfelu
The opening titles are a montage of a Nazi general's clothing and decorations.

Autres versions
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.

Connexions
Featured in Discovering Film: Omar Sharif (2015)

Bandes originales
ENTRANCE MARCH
(from Tannhaeuser) (uncredited)
Music by Richard Wagner

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7/10

Moments of interest and effective scenes, weakened by clumsy narrative.

I have to admit to having high hopes for "Night of the Generals." My previous viewing experience was 20 years ago when my brother rented the video. Alas, my expectations were only half met. The film suffers from a rather clumsy narrative as it keeps shifting from The Second World War to what was then modern day 1966. I found the constant shift in emphasis to be irksome as the film didn't seem to know which setting it was focusing on. In addition, the story about a German officer who investigates the murder of a prostitute in Nazi occupied Poland, took a backseat to what was really a general look at army life amongst the Nazis. Peter O' Toole doesn't really take centre stage as he should have done. He is out of the film for many minutes at a time and that disappointed me. The same applies to Omar Sharif as the officer investigating the murder. Luckily, the film does maintain my attention and interest, thanks to a brilliant supporting cast. We have Tom Courtenay, Donald Pleasence, Charles Gray, John Gregson, Harry Andrews, Christopher Plummer and others. Peter O' Toole - when he is in the film - gives an outstanding performance as the cold and ruthless killer in "Night of the Generals." His blue eyes look almost piercing. Not the classic I was expecting but still good.