Des Teufels General (play)
Des Teufels General is a 1946 play written by German author and playwright Carl Zuckmayer, translated as The Devil's General. The title character of the play, General , is based on the ace Ernst Udet. The play is based upon his struggles during the war, simultaneously working under and openly being against the Nazi Party. Despite the serious scenario of it, a comical and satirical tone is often used throughout the play. Screen adaptations. In 1955, "Des Teufels General" was adapted into a black and white film of the same title. The film features Curd Jürgens  as , Marianne Koch as Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss, Viktor de Kowa as SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz, Eva Ingeborg Scholz as Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen, and Harry Meyen as Leutnant Hartmann. At the German Film Awards of 1955 Marianne Koch won the Film Award in Silver for Outstanding Individual Achievement: Supporting Actress for her performance in the film. A BBC TV adaptation of the play in the "Sunday Night Theatre" strand was broadcast on 18 December 1955. Translated by Robert Gore Brown, and directed by Rudolph Cartier, it starred Marius Goring as , Margaretta Scott as Olivia Geiss, Helena Hughes as Diddo Geiss, and  Cyril Shaps as Doctor Schmidt-Lausitz. The play was remounted as part of the "Summer Theatre" strand, broadcast on 14 August 1960, again with Cartier directing. Goring, Scott, and Shaps reprised their roles, with Jill Dixon replacing Hughes as Diddo Geiss. Both versions no longer exist.