The Nights Of The General (1967)

Five years after their triumphant teaming in Lawrence of Arabia, Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif reunited for this powerful World War II thriller about a Nazi general who becomes a serial killer. Directed by thrill- master Anatole Litvak, who also helmed the classic chiller Sorry Wrong Number and the gripping drama The Snake Pit. The Night of the Generals is a com- pelling study of murder both as an individual act and as sanctioned in war. When a Polish prostitute is brutally murdered in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, her killer is identified only as a German general. The investigator, Major Grau (Sharif), narrows the suspects to three generals in the German high command: the heroic Tanz (O'Toole), the cynical Kahlenberge (Donald Pleasence) and the weak Von Seidlitz- Gabler (Charles Gray). For years the crime remains unsolved, until the killer strikes again, bringing this mesmerizing mys- tery to its unforgettable finish. Also starring Christopher Plummer, Tom Courtenay and Joanna Pettet, The Night of the Generals is an all-star thriller from a master of the form. A sadistic killing in Nazi-occupied Warsaw sets the stage for this powerful World War II thriller. Starring Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif, THE NIGHT OF THE GENERALS is a compelling study of murder both as an individual act and as sanctioned in war. When a Polish prostitute is brutally murdered, the killer is wearing a general's uniform. Major Grau (Sharif) narrows the suspects to three generals in the German high com- mand: the heroic Tanz (O'Toole), the cynical Kahlenberge (Donald Pleasence) and the weak Von Seidlitz-Gabler (Charles Gray). Eventually the trail leads to Paris, where another slaying nearly exposes the demented killer. But an ill-fated plot to assassinate Hitler closes the case-until it is reopened, long after the war, by a third homicide!!