The Enemy General is a 1960 American drama war film directed by George Sherman and starring Van Johnson.[1][2]
The film was shot on location in Europe.[2]
Plot
The setting is World War II. An Office of Strategic Services agent, working with the French Resistance, ambushes a Nazi convoy with a high-ranking general, who escapes. Later they take him from a Nazi prison and smuggle him to England.
Cast
- Van Johnson as Captain Allan Lemaire
- Jean-Pierre Aumont as Lionel Durand
- Dany Carrel as Lisette
- John Van Dreelen as SS-Gruppenführer Ernest Bruger
- Françoise Prévost as Nicole
- Hubert Noël as Claude
- Jacques Marin as Marceau
- Gérard Landry as Navarre
- Edward Fleming as Sergeant Allen
- Paul Bonifas as Mayor
- Paul Muller as Major Zughoff
Novelization
A novelization of the screenplay was issued by Monarch Books in May 1960—about two months in advance of the film's release (as was often customary in the era). The by-line was given as "Dan Pepper & Max Gareth". Both names were pseudonyms. "Dan Pepper", also credited as co-screenwriter, was a joint pseudonym for Lou Morheim (who would become a noted screenwriter and producer under his own name) and American novelist Stuart James. [citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Film review". New York Times. September 28, 2023.
- 1 2 "Katzman Preparing 'General' in Europe". Los Angeles Times. September 19, 1959. p. B2.
External links
- The Enemy General at IMDb
- The Enemy General at the TCM Movie Database (archived)
- The Enemy General at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films