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The Night of the Generals   1967         PG, 148 min. Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller Director: Anatole Litvak   Cast: Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay, Donald Pleasence, Joanna Pettet, Philippe Noiret, Charles Gray, Coral Browne, John Gregson, Nigel Stock, Christopher Plummer, Juliette Greco, Yves Brainville, Sacha Pitoeff, Charles Millot   When Maj. Grau (Omar Sharif) investigates the 1942 murder of a Warsaw prostitute, the evidence points to three German Generals (Donald Pleasence, Charles Gray, and Peter O'Toole). The case remains unsolved, and Grau is taken off the case. Two years later, Grau is in Paris when another prostitute is killed. With help from Inspector Morand (Philippe Noiret), Grau obtains evidence that traps the General, but then Grau is killed. The case continues on until 1965 when Morand confronts the General with the evidence, and then the General kills himself. Cast Peter O'Toole General Tanz Omar Sharif Major Grau Tom Courtenay Cpl. Hartmann Donald Pleasence Gen. Kahlenberge Joanna Pettet Ulrike von Seidlitz-Gabler Philippe Noiret Insp. Morand Charles Gray Gen. von Seidlitz-Gabler Coral Browne Eleanore von Seidlitz-Gabler John Gregson Col. Sanauer Nigel Stock Sgt. Otto Kopkie Christopher Plummer Field Marshal Rommel Juliette Greco Juliette Yves Brainville Liesowski Sacha Pitoeff Doctor Charles Millot Wionczek