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.
Genres
Thriller, Mystery, War, Crime
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Night of the Generals performed
Budget
$5.2M
Worldwide Gross
$2.4M
Gross Profit
−$2.8M
Return
0.5× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$383K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~42/58, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Thriller) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
General Tanz
Peter O'Toole
General Tanz
Major Grau
Omar Sharif
Major Grau
Corporal Hartmann
Tom Courtenay
Corporal Hartmann
General Kahlenberge
Donald Pleasence
General Kahlenberge
Ulrike
Joanna Pettet
Ulrike
Inspector Morand
Philippe Noiret
Inspector Morand
General von Seidlitz-Gabler
Charles Gray
General von Seidlitz-Gabler
Eleanore von Seidlitz-Gabler
Coral Browne
Eleanore von Seidlitz-Gabler
Colonel Sandauer
John Gregson
Colonel Sandauer
Otto
Nigel Stock
Otto
Juliette
Juliette Gréco
Juliette
Liesowski
Yves Brainville
Liesowski
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