The Night of the Generals

Patriotism has been known to have its vicious side.

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.

Thriller Mystery War Crime

Peter O'Toole

Omar Sharif

Tom Courtenay

(Corporal Hartmann)

Donald Pleasence

(General Kahlenberge)

Joanna Pettet

Philippe Noiret

(Inspector Morand)

Charles Gray

(General von Seidlitz-Gabler)

Coral Browne

(Eleanore von Seidlitz-Gabler)

John Gregson

(Colonel Sandauer)

Nigel Stock

Juliette Gréco

Yves Brainville

Raymond Gérôme

Nicole Courcel

Véronique Vendell

Charles Millot

Patrick Allen

(Colonel Mannheim)

Gordon Jackson

(Captain Engel)

Christopher Plummer

(Field Marshal Rommel)

Sacha Pitoëff

Pierre Mondy

Eléonore Hirt

Jenny Orléans

Gérard Buhr

(Von Stauffenberg)

Michael Goodliffe

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

Jean Gold

Roger Lumont

(Wine Butler (uncredited))

Jacques Marbeuf

Olivier Mathot

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

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))