

The Night of the Generals
68%
182 TMDB ratings
Directed by Anatole Litvak
A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.
Patriotism has been known to have its vicious side.
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Cast

Peter O'Toole
General Tanz

Omar Sharif
Major Grau

Tom Courtenay
Corporal Hartmann

Donald Pleasence
General Kahlenberge

Joanna Pettet
Ulrike

Philippe Noiret
Inspector Morand

Charles Gray
General von Seidlitz-Gabler

Coral Browne
Eleanore von Seidlitz-Gabler

John Gregson
Colonel Sandauer

Nigel Stock
Otto

Juliette Gréco
Juliette

Yves Brainville
Liesowski

Raymond Gérôme
Colonel

Nicole Courcel
Raymonde

Véronique Vendell
Monique

Charles Millot
Wionczek

Patrick Allen
Colonel Mannheim

Gordon Jackson
Captain Engel

Christopher Plummer
Field Marshal Rommel

Sacha Pitoëff
Doctor

Pierre Mondy
Kopatski

Eléonore Hirt
Melanie
Jenny Orléans
Otto's Wife

Gérard Buhr
Von Stauffenberg

Michael Goodliffe
Hauser

Bogusz Bilewski
German Soldier (uncredited)

Janusz Bukowski
German Soldier (uncredited)

Damian Damięcki
Polish Partisan (uncredited)

Maciej Damięcki
Fidgeting Prisoner (uncredited)

Jan Englert
Partisan jumping out the Window (uncredited)

Stefan Friedmann
Polish Partisan (uncredited)

Teodor Gendera
Soldier (uncredited)
Mieczysław Kalenik
Officer (uncredited)

Jan Kociniak
General Tanz's Orderly (uncredited)

Konrad Morawski
Andrzej's Father (uncredited)

Józef Nalberczak
Polish Policeman (uncredited)
Stanisław Niwiński
German Officer in Warsaw (uncredited)

Jerzy Radwan
Grenade Policeman (uncredited)

Maciej Rayzacher
Fidgeting Prisoner (uncredited)

Grzegorz Roman
Boy receiving a Sandwich from Tanz (uncredited)
Barbara Sołtysik
Polish Partisan (uncredited)

Mieczysław Stoor
German Wochenschau Reporter (uncredited)

Andrzej Zaorski
German Radiotelegraphist (uncredited)

Howard Vernon
Murder Suspect (uncredited)

Harry Andrews
General Stulpnagel (uncredited)

Jackie Blanchot
Hamburg Suspect (uncredited)

Guy Bonnafoux
German Officer at Hitler's HQ (uncredited)

Philippe Castelli
French Forensic Physician (uncredited)

Adrien Cayla-Legrand
Plotting German Officer (uncredited)

Jacques Chevalier
Barman at Paradis Bar (uncredited)

Georges Claisse
Rommel's Orderly (uncredited)

Henri Coutet
Waiter in Café (uncredited)

Valentine Dyall
German Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Robert Favart
Employee at Airport (uncredited)

Martine Ferrière
The Polish Woman (uncredited)
Wolf Frees
German Officer at Raymonde's Apartment (uncredited)

Alan Harris
German Soldier (uncredited)

René Lefèvre-Bel
(uncredited)
Jean Gold
(uncredited)

Roger Lumont
Wine Butler (uncredited)

Jacques Marbeuf
(uncredited)

Olivier Mathot
(uncredited)
Gaston Meunier
Man at Anniversary (uncredited)

Hans Meyer
Wehrmacht Adjutant (uncredited)

Donald O'Brien
Plotting German Officer (uncredited)

Jean Ozenne
General Dietrich (uncredited)

Paul Pavel
Hamburg Suspect (uncredited)
Raymond Pierson
German Officer (uncredited)

Robert Rietti
Driver (voice) (uncredited)
Alain Roche
(uncredited)

Mac Ronay
Tanz's Driver (uncredited)

Claude Salez
Plotting German Officer (uncredited)

Jacques Seiler
Maître d'hôtel (uncredited)

Sabine Sun
Hamburg Prostitute (uncredited)

Maurice Teynac
General (uncredited)

Pierre Tornade
Orderly (uncredited)

César Torres
Spanish Laborer (uncredited)

François Valorbe
Plotting German Officer (uncredited)

Hans Verner
German Officer (uncredited)

Nicolas Vogel
Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
Crew

Anatole Litvak
Director

Andrzej Żuławski
Assistant Director

Tom Pevsner
Assistant Director
Jean-Pierre Périer-Pillu
Assistant Director
Alice Ziller
Continuity
Hans Hellmut Kirst
Novel

James Hadley Chase
Book

Joseph Kessel
Screenplay

Paul Dehn
Screenplay

Gore Vidal
Screenplay
Zygmunt Król
Production Manager

Sam Spiegel
Producer
Details
- Release date
- January 29, 1967
- Runtime
- 2h 28m
- Director
- Anatole Litvak
- Box office
- $2,400,000
- Rated
- NR
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