La nuit des généraux

Titre original : The Night of the Generals

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In 1942, a Polish prostitute and German Agent is murdered in Warsaw. Suspicion falls on three Generals, and Major Grau (Omar Sharif) of German Intelligence seeks justice which ends up taking decades.

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En 1942, une prostituée polonaise et un agent allemand sont assassinés à Varsovie. Les soupçons pèsent sur trois généraux, et le major Grau (Omar Sharif) cherche à obtenir justice, ce qui lu... Tout lireEn 1942, une prostituée polonaise et un agent allemand sont assassinés à Varsovie. Les soupçons pèsent sur trois généraux, et le major Grau (Omar Sharif) cherche à obtenir justice, ce qui lui prendra plusieurs dizaines d'années.En 1942, une prostituée polonaise et un agent allemand sont assassinés à Varsovie. Les soupçons pèsent sur trois généraux, et le major Grau (Omar Sharif) cherche à obtenir justice, ce qui lui prendra plusieurs dizaines d'années.

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Anecdotes
Because Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif were being held to contracts signed several years earlier, when they were less famous, they both had to accept smaller fees than one would expect, given how famous they were when this movie was made early in 1966. Neither was very happy with this situation, but they took care to claim the lavish living expenses to which they were entitled.

Gaffes
Major Grau is handed a German soldier's identity disc from the crime scene in Paris shortly before Operation Valkyrie commences. He reveals the name of the suspect by apparently reading the name on the disc. German identity discs, however, never contained the soldier's name on them - only their roll number, unit designation and occasionally their blood group.

Citations
Major Grau: One of them is a... a murderer.
Inspector Morand: Only one? But murder is the occupation of Generals.
Major Grau: Then let us say what is admirable on the large scale is monstrous on the small. Since we must give medals to mass murderers, why not give justice to the small... entrepreneurs.

Crédits fous
The opening titles are a montage of a Nazi general's clothing and decorations.

Versions alternatives
The UK cinema version was heavily edited for an 'A' (PG) certificate and removed nearly all the references to the victims being whores, as well as shortening the bed scene between Hartmann & Ulrike, the police interrogation of the suspected sex offenders, and editing some of the dialogue describing the murders. Later releases were upgraded to a 15 certificate and were fully uncut.

Connexions
Featured in Discovering Film: Omar Sharif (2015)

Bandes originales
ENTRANCE MARCH
(from Tannhaeuser) (uncredited)
Music by Richard Wagner

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10/10

Nice mix of genres

"What is admirable on the large scale is monstrous on the small."

It's Agatha Christie meets "The Battle of the Bulge" meets... oh you get the picture. Great cast lead by the always fabulous Peter O'Toole who delivers a memorable performance as General Tanz. Also nice to see French veteran actor Philippe Noiret in an ensemble that includes Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay, Donald Pleasence and Christopher Plummer.

It is tense all the way mostly thanks to the great use of first Warsaw (and the atrocities performed there) as a backdrop for the story and then we move to Paris where the plot to kill Hitler is nicely interwoven.

"The Night of the Generals" is at parts predictable, yes, (with the great exception of Omar Sharif's final scene) but I guess that's also what makes it kinda' enjoyable at times - at least in the very last scene - when you know what's coming (and boy does it feel good).

Some may find it a bit tedious and yes it is long, but when it was over I knew I would definitely see it again sometime in the future so in short: it works! If you think this movie is your cup of tea, based on the IMDb-information, you're probably right.

8/10