The Night of the Generals (1967)
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72% of users liked it
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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… More 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. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Anatole Litvak
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 2, 1967 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Quirky character study in Nazi evil.
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Cast
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Peter O'Toole
as Gen.Tanz
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Omar Sharif
as Maj. Grau
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Tom Courtenay
as Corpor Hartmann
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Donald Pleasence
as Gen. Kahlenberge
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Philippe Noiret
as Inspector Morand
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Charles Gray
as Gen. von Seydlitz-Gabler
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Joanna Pettet
as Ulrike von Seidlitz-Gabler
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Coral Browne
as Eleanore von Seidlitz-Gabler
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John Gregson
as Col. Sandauer
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Nigel Stock
as Otto
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Christopher Plummer
as Field Marshal Rommel
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Juliette Greco
as Juliette
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Yves Brainville
as Liesowski
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Sacha Pitoëff
as Doctor
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Charles Millot
as Wionczek
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Véronique Vendell
as Monique
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Pierre Mondy
as Kopatski
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Elenore Hirt
as Melanie
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Nicole Courcel
as Raymonde
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Jenny Orléans
as Otto's Wife
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Gerard Buhr
as Von Stauffenberg
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Michael Goodliffe
as Hauser
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Gordon Jackson
as Capt. Engel
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Patrick Allen
as Col. Mannheim
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Mac Ronay
as Tanz's Driver
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Harry Andrews
as Gov. Stupnagel
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Raymond Gerome
as Colonel in war room
