The Night of the Generals
Time Out says
Outraged Nazi general to German major: 'Are you wearing perfume?' 'I occasionally wear a light after-shave, sir.' O'Toole and Sharif utter lines like these with absolutely straight faces in what is ostensibly about the generals' plot to assassinate Hitler. There's also a subplot involving a prostitute murderer (quite obviously O'Toole, since he's nutty as a fruitcake). O'Toole's performance is as over the top as it was in The Ruling Class, but this film (also an analysis of the elite) is far funnier since it takes itself so seriously. Ignore the plot, just revel in the clichés. (From the novel by Hans Helmuth Kirst.) CPe.
Details
Release details
Duration:
147 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Anatole Litvak
Screenwriter:
Joseph Kessel, Paul Dehn
Cast:
Peter O'Toole
Omar Sharif
Tom Courtenay
Donald Pleasence
Joanna Pettet
Philippe Noiret
Charles Gray
Coral Browne
Harry Andrews
Christopher Plummer
Juliette Gréco
Omar Sharif
Tom Courtenay
Donald Pleasence
Joanna Pettet
Philippe Noiret
Charles Gray
Coral Browne
Harry Andrews
Christopher Plummer
Juliette Gréco
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