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The Night of the Generals ()

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In 1942, a Polish prostitute and German Agent is murdered in Warsaw. Suspicion falls on three Generals, and Major Grau of German Intelligence seeks justice which ends up taking decades.
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General Tanz
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Major Grau
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Corporal Hartmann
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General Kahlenberge
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Ulrike
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Inspector Morand
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General von Seidlitz-Gabler
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Eleanore von Seidlitz-Gabler
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Colonel Sandauer
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Otto
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Field Marshal Rommel
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Juliette (as Juliette Greco)
Yves Brainville ...
Liesowski
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Doctor (as Sacha Pitoeff)
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Wionczek
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Colonel (War Room) (as Raymond Gerome)
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Monique
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Kopatski
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Melanie
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Raymonde
Jenny Orléans ...
Otto's Wife
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Von Stauffenberg
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Hauser
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Captain Engel
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Colonel Mannheim
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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German officer in Warsaw
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Gen. Stulpnagel (uncredited)
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German Officer in 'Le Paradis' Club (uncredited)
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German Soldier (uncredited)
Jackie Blanchot ...
Hamburg Suspect (uncredited)
Guy Bonnafoux ...
German Officer at Hitler's HQ (uncredited)
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German Soldier (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)
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Polish Partisan (uncredited)
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Fidgeting Prisoner (uncredited)
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German Radio Announcer (uncredited) (voice)
Robert Favart ...
Employee at Airport (uncredited)
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The Polish Woman (uncredited)
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German Officer at Raymonde's Apartment (uncredited)
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Polish Partisan (uncredited)
Jean Gold ...
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German Soldier (uncredited)
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Gen. Tanz's Orderly (uncredited)
René Lefevre-Bel ...
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Roger Lumont ...
Wine Butler (uncredited)
Jacques Marbeuf ...
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Gaston Meunier ...
Man at the 25th Anniversary (uncredited)
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Wehrmacht Adjutant (uncredited)
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Polish Policeman (uncredited)
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Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
Jean Ozenne ...
Gen. Dietrich (uncredited)
Paul Pavel ...
Hamburg Suspect (uncredited)
Raymond Pierson ...
German Officer (uncredited)
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Police Officer Reading Out Charges (uncredited)
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Fidgeting Prisoner (uncredited)
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Driver (uncredited) (voice)
Alain Roche ...
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Tanz's Driver (uncredited)
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Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
Jacques Seiler ...
Maître d'hôtel (uncredited)
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German Reporter of 'Wochenschau' (uncredited)
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Hamburg Prostitute (uncredited)
Maurice Teynac ...
A General (uncredited)
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Orderly (uncredited)
César Torres ...
Spanish Laborer (uncredited)
François Valorbe ...
Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
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German Officer (uncredited)
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Herr Schusslig, Suspect in Erika Müller's Murder (uncredited)
Nicolas Vogel ...
Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
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German Radiotelegraphist (uncredited)

Directed by

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Anatole Litvak

Written by

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Joseph Kessel ... (adapted for the screen by) and
Paul Dehn ... (adapted for the screen by)
 
Paul Dehn ... (additional dialogue)
 
Hans Hellmut Kirst ... (novel)
 
James Hadley Chase ... (based on an incident written by)

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Samuel J. Briskin ... producer (uncredited)
Leo Jaffe ... producer (uncredited)
Anatole Litvak ... producer
Georges Lourau ... producer (uncredited)
Abe Schneider ... producer (uncredited)
Sam Spiegel ... producer

Music by

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Maurice Jarre

Cinematography by

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Henri Decaë ... director of photography (as Henri Decae)

Editing by

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Alan Osbiston

Editorial Department

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Ginou Billo ... assistant editor
Willy Kemplen ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Margot Capelier
Maude Spector

Production Design by

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Alexandre Trauner ... (as Alexander Trauner)

Art Direction by

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Auguste Capelier

Costume Design by

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Rosine Delamare
Jean-Claude Philippe ... (as J.Claude Philippe)

Makeup Department

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Marc Blanchard ... hairdresser
Michel Deruelle ... makeup artist
Bill Lodge ... makeup artist (as William Lodge)
Scotti Scott ... hairdresser (as 'Scotti' Scott)

Production Management

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Lucien Lippens ... unit manager
Louis Wipf ... production manager
Zygmunt Król ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Tom Pevsner ... assistant director
Jean-Pierre Périer-Pillu ... assistant director (as Jean-Pierre Perier-Pillu)
Norman J. Warren ... third assistant director (uncredited)
Andrzej Zulawski ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Maurice Barnathan ... set dresser

Sound Department

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Jacques Carrère ... sound recordist (as Jacques Carrere)
Teddy Mason ... dubbing editor
William Robert Sivel ... sound recordist (as William Sivel)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Charles-Henri Montel ... camera operator (as Charles-Henry Montel)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Jean Zay ... wardrobe supervisor

Music Department

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Dominique Amy ... music cutter
Maurice Jarre ... conductor: The New Philharmonia Orchestra-London

Script and Continuity Department

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Alice Ziller ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Robert Brownjohn ... title sequence designer
Sam Spiegel ... presenter
Frawley Becker ... dialogue coach (uncredited)
Phillip Kenny ... production assistant (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

In 1942 Warsaw, a Polish prostitute is murdered in a sadistic way. Major Grau (Omar Sharif), 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 (Peter O'Toole), Major General Klaus Kahlenberge (Donald Pleasence), and General von Seidlitz-Gabler (Charles Gray). 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 Adolf Hitler is plotted by his high command, a romance between Ulrike von Seidlitz-Gabler (Joanna Pettet) and Lance Corporal Kurt Hartmann (Sir Tom Courtenay) is happening and Inspector Morand (Philippe Noiret) is helping Major Grau in his investigation. The story ends in 1965, in Hamburg, with another, similar crime. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Taglines A unique manhunt across the capitals of Europe... across three decades up to today! See more »
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Also Known As
  • La Nuit des généraux (France)
  • Tank Force (Philippines, English title)
  • Die Nacht der Generale (Germany)
  • La noche de los generales (Spain)
  • 疯狂将军 (China, Mandarin title)
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  • 148 min
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Trivia 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. See more »
Goofs 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. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Omar Sharif (2015). See more »
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Crazy Credits The opening titles are a montage of a Nazi general's clothing and decorations. See more »
Quotes 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.
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