The Night of the Generals (1967)

Cast

Christopher Plummer
as Field Marshal Rommel
Peter O'Toole
as General Tanz
Omar Sharif
as Major Grau
Donald Pleasence
as General Kahlenberge

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Genres & Description

Action Crime Drama Mystery Thriller War

7.3 / 10

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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Comments on this trailer
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Christian Orchard

One of the greatest performances in cinema history. How Peter O'Toole did not win the best actor Oscar for this I will never know! - @Sunday, October 21, 2018 8:00 AM

Gaslight Studios

Music? - @Saturday, September 1, 2018 1:57 PM

GaryPeterson67

With two Ernst Stavro Blofeld's--Donald Pleasance and Charles Gray--it's gotta be good! As other have noted, this film is largely forgotten despite boating an impressive cast. Maybe because it's an internal Nazi investigation with no Allies parachuting in with choppers barking? More of a detective drama than a "war movie." I'm looking forward to seeing it. - @Tuesday, June 19, 2018 6:05 PM

المصري الاصيل

Omar sheref fantastic actor - @Thursday, April 20, 2017 8:38 PM

Anna M. Addison

Not a single German was playing a German.... - @Monday, June 6, 2016 7:48 PM

ahmed ibrahim

RIP Omar ,, - @Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:32 AM

zenferg

R I P Omar.Great plot and story. - @Friday, July 10, 2015 6:25 PM

captainbimble

A decent film that was hopelessly miscast. Omar Sharif as a German??? Gordon Jackson and John Gregson are bloody Scottish. Peter O Toole is Irish and Charles Grey is as English as you can get. This is the worst piece of casting since John Wayne played Ghengis Khan! - @Monday, February 16, 2015 4:47 PM

Alana Ronald

Thanks so much: a friend just shared that when he went to a family funeral it was like a scene from this film: now intrigued, especially by that reference & this star-studded cast, I'll look for it. - @Wednesday, September 3, 2014 6:21 PM

Chazbot

Great cast in largely forgotten film. Look, there's Charles Gray and Gordon Jackson too. - @Monday, December 16, 2013 4:28 PM

Adam Al

RIP Sir! - @Monday, December 16, 2013 8:15 AM

lakshmi karandikar

my favorite night of the general pete rip - @Monday, December 16, 2013 4:32 AM

donnafromnyc

RIP Peter O'Toole--'Dying is easy. Comedy is hard' --Swann in 'My Favorite Year' - @Sunday, December 15, 2013 10:08 PM

donnafromnyc

Jeff, is the v/o my old friend Brad Abelle? - @Sunday, December 15, 2013 10:07 PM

gary ray

My favorite Peter O'Toole film...RIP - @Sunday, December 15, 2013 6:37 PM

yolo22

i had the good fortune to stumble across this film a few years ago. excellent film! - @Sunday, October 13, 2013 8:16 PM

Herman Weideman

no doubt this movie is among the greatest! - @Sunday, May 19, 2013 6:36 PM

allegri9cl

I didnt know that. Oh but isnt it just a wonderful movie despite that?!:) - @Monday, April 15, 2013 2:49 AM

Iulius Nagy

Many germans are tanned. - @Monday, February 18, 2013 3:05 AM

Iulius Nagy

many germans are tanned.. My grandmother was german 100% and she was tanned and had green eyes.. - @Monday, February 18, 2013 3:03 AM

Iulius Nagy

peter o'toole and omar sharif were popular back then. Studios care about money and these two made money, especially when they where in the same film - @Monday, February 18, 2013 3:01 AM

Ahmed gamal

Omar Sharif ... Our Egyptian - @Tuesday, December 4, 2012 4:31 PM

Ann Edwards

Yep, cast and crew. Jarre did the score for this as well as Lean's Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia. - @Wednesday, November 21, 2012 1:55 AM

Larry Singleton

You really have to wonder what's going on and who the idiots are that run You Tube. I put in a serarch for "The Night of the Generals Part 1" and I end up getting every fucking thing under the sun EXCEPT The Night of the Generals Part 1! This is yet another example of the utter contempt that Google or You Tube and even Yahoo have for users. This medium has been completely taken over by greedy cocksuckers who spit in you face with that lack of quality and organization that is You Tube. - @Sunday, November 11, 2012 2:51 AM

QuorkEx

"Another WWII movie played by Brittish actors." Christopher Plummer -- Canadian Peter O'Toole-- Irish Omar Sharif --- Egyptian Coral Browne -- Australian Nigel Stock -- born in Malta, raised in India Patrick Allen --- born in Nyasaland [now Malawi] - @Sunday, August 26, 2012 11:00 PM

QuorkEx

This film is like a David Lean cast reunion. - @Sunday, August 26, 2012 10:54 PM

Henry47ptnm

Another serious fault, actor Christoper Plummer portraying Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. Plummer went into his pocket, took out a gold cigarette case, took out a cigarette, put in his lips and lit it. REALITY: The real Erwin Rommel DIDN'T SMOKE. He neither drank nor smoked. It was very well noted by people close to Rommel, men who served under him and others. How could the producers of this movie missed this. - @Sunday, July 15, 2012 4:06 PM

Ben P

en que año salio esta pelicula??? es muy buena - @Sunday, July 1, 2012 9:34 PM

imchim

I spent 2 hours finding the title of this movie. I saw the thing years ago and it was bugging me. - @Tuesday, May 1, 2012 10:18 AM

MrRickios

0:47 they try to kill hitler using that bomb bag tactic but fail this story was logical and intersting - @Friday, March 2, 2012 1:49 PM

shinningneverwhy

Sharif‘s playing a German?? - @Thursday, December 15, 2011 7:15 AM

David Jackmanson in Melbourne, Australia

Sweet, I'm torrenting the movie now. I've read the book a few times, such a good portrayal of these slippery so-and-sos who pretend they're full of honour but say whatever the winning side wants to hear. - @Saturday, November 19, 2011 3:45 AM

QuorkEx

Tom Court-er-nay? - @Thursday, May 26, 2011 10:00 AM

Marcio Ivam de Brito Teixeira

O`toole, Sharif,Pleasence,Charles Gray,Courtney, Plummer....bons tempos que se podia reunir um elenco desses.E ninguém precisava mostrar a bunda prá atrair atenção para um filme. - @Friday, March 11, 2011 7:40 PM

Jack Bachagalupe

@donnyab Not familiar with Triple Cross, just saw Sahara with Bogie, and it's actually pretty good! - @Monday, December 27, 2010 7:04 PM

Pipkin Hopkins

@ilovesexilovenaked Alot of Germans are swarthy. - @Friday, November 5, 2010 10:42 AM

Jack Bachagalupe

I can't believe the lauditory comments this uninspired drek is receiving here. Sanity must prevail. The production is lavish. The cast is stellar. O'Toole is excellent at catatonia. There is no plot of any value, no mystery, no intrigue, no puzzle to solve. You will only keep watching to see whether your initial reaction to this (that it's crap) is actually correct. It is!!!! - @Friday, September 17, 2010 7:04 PM

MegaCretin

An incredible cast for a fantastic movie! - @Monday, September 6, 2010 2:51 AM

kingcaesar5

the trailer seems to give the answer away, because when the subject of murder or treason is mention, it cuts to the same actor. - @Saturday, August 21, 2010 9:06 PM

edward coviello

dude you did this... nice... i love this movie..... im a huge WWII gammer both computer and minnies and the safe and lovable HEX.. <old schoolers know what i mean....:)...> freaking the scope of the story is epic and you captured that well with what you though were clips to promote the movie... so TWO THUMBS UP and dude defenetly rolled box cars on this one.... <to us old schoolers thats a good thing :)...> cheers all and keep smoking and joking Waldstiem - @Saturday, July 3, 2010 4:45 AM

Michael Denniss

Does anyone know what the music is at the end of the clip? - @Thursday, April 8, 2010 6:51 PM

Henri Mesquida

A masterpiece. - @Saturday, June 27, 2009 9:53 PM

Miriam Gross

Tom Court-en-AY? What the hell? Tom Court-nee is how it should be pronounced! Loved this movie sooo much... - @Monday, December 15, 2008 5:29 AM

tss77

A sadistic murdering Nazi psychopath who should not have been allowed to end his own life; With that said a very good movie. - @Sunday, August 3, 2008 9:58 PM

CaptainDiscount

I bought this film for £2.50 only because I thought it was going to be a laughable b-movie. I actually enjoyed every minute of this film, I cannot see why it is not mentioned or praised more often, I'd never heard of it before seeing it in the shop but I am very glad I bought it. - @Friday, May 30, 2008 2:23 PM