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Quick Info

Rating

6.8/10

Release1967

Runtime2h 28m

StatusReleased

Budget$5,200,000

Revenue$2,400,000

Production

Columbia Pictures

Horizon Pictures

Filmsonor

Movie

The Night of the Generals

1967

2h 28m

6.8

Thriller

Mystery

War

Crime

Synopsis

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.

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