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The Night of the Generals (1967)  link to The Night of the Generals on IMDb  

Number: 2923

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IMDb Rating:
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7.3/10 (6183 votes)

Country: UK, 148 minutes

Spoken Languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian

Genre(s): Thriller, Drama, War, Crime, Mystery

Director(s): Anatole Litvak

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
In 1942 Warsaw, a Polish prostitute is murdered in a sadistic way. Major Grau, an agent from German Intelligence who believes in justice, is in charge of the investigation. An eyewitness saw a German general leaving the building after a scream of the victim. A further investigation shows that three generals do not have any alibi for that night: General Tanz, Maj. Gen. Klus Kahlenberge and General von Seidlitz-Gabler. The three avoid direct contact with Major Grau and become potential suspects. As Major Grau gets close to them, he is promoted and sent to Paris. In 1944 Paris, this quartet is reunited and Major Grau continues his investigation. Meanwhile, a plan for killing Hitler is plotted by his high command; a romance between Ulrike von Seydlitz-Gabler and Lance Cpl. Kurt Hartmann is happening and Insp. Morand is helping Major Grau in his investigation. The story ends in 1965, in Hamburg, with another, similar crime.

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Cast:

photo Peter O'Toole Peter O'Toole General Tanz
photo Omar Sharif Omar Sharif Major Grau
photo Tom Courtenay Tom Courtenay Corporal Hartmann
photo Donald Pleasence Donald Pleasence General Kahlenberge
photo Joanna Pettet Joanna Pettet Ulrike

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1