The Night of the Generals (1967) ( La Nuit des généraux )

The Night of the Generals (1967) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Alternate Title: La Nuit des généraux
Screened, competed or awarded at:
David Donatello Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
144 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1967 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Anatole Litvak

Written By:
Paul Dehn

Actors:
Peter O'Toole ..... General Tanz
Omar Sharif ..... Major Grau, Intellegence
Tom Courtenay ..... Lance Cpl. Kurt Hartmann/Lukener
Donald Pleasence ..... Maj. Gen. Kahlenberg
Joanna Pettet ..... Ulrike von Seydlitz-Gabler
Philippe Noiret ..... Insp. Morand
Charles Gray ..... General von Seidlitz-Gabler
Coral Browne ..... Eleanore von Seidlitz-Gabler
John Gregson ..... Col. Sandauer, Tanz's Aide
Nigel Stock ..... Sgt. Otto Kopkie, Hartmann's Cousin
Christopher Plummer ..... Field Marshal Rommel
Juliette Gréco ..... Juliette
Yves Brainville ..... Liesowski, Witness to 1st murder
Sacha Pitoëff ..... Doctor (as Sacha Pitoeff)
Charles Millot ..... Wionczek

Synopsis:

The murder of a prostitute in Nazi occupied Warsaw draws Wehrmacht Major Grau into an investigation where the evidence points to one of three high ranking Generals. The trail leads Grau from Warsaw to Paris and straight into the 1944 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, of which two of the Generals are deeply involved. Grau's case goes unfinished and it is not until 1965 when the true killer is brought to justice.

Military Intelligence officer Major Grau (Omar Sharif) investigates the brutal murder of a Warsaw prostitute in this mystery set during World War II. Grau's only clue is that the murderer was wearing the uniform of a Nazi general. The three suspects include Gabler (Charles Gray), who fears his harridan wife more than anything, the icy General Tanz (Peter O'Toole), and the scheming, resourceful General Kahlenberge (Donald Pleasence). Grau is suspicious when he is taken off the case, but he does his own investigating when the suspects are gathered in Paris two years later. He enlists the help of Inspector Morand (Philippe Noiret), a resistance sympathizer with whom Grau forms an alliance. A side plot involving an affair with the general's daughter is thrown in for distaff interest. The fine cast assembled overcomes any temporary lulls in the screenplay.

In 1942, a Polish prostitute is murdered in Warsaw. Suspicion falls on three generals, and Major Grau of German Intelligence seeks justice despite the ongoing atrocities committed during WWII.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 18 December, 2016.