Winston T. Boogie
Senior HTF Member
This film may be a bit obscure but it is well worth seeking out. I bring it up now because I've been hoping to land a copy of it on Region 1 DVD for some time and recently discovered that it is available on a region free disc from a company called "The Castaways Pictures", which appears to have been released in 2007. I don't know how I missed this but only months ago I could find no sign of this disc at any on-line retailers and suddenly here it is. The bad news is the reviews of the disc appear to indicate that the transfer is from an old VHS tape that was stored in a fish tank and then smeared with peanut butter prior to porting it over to DVD! So obviously do not buy this version if you come across it.
This is quite disappointing because the film was recently shown on one of the classic movie channels in a nice letterboxed version that was very clean. So, obviously there is a good version of it out there somewhere just not on DVD. I don't know who owns it or why it is not available but in my humble opinion it would make a great Criterion disc.
The Night of the Generals features a stable of great actors including Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Donald Pleasence, Christopher Plummer, Tom Courtenay, and Charles Gray. The plot is quite dark and twisted with the focus being the investigation of three Nazi generals for the murder and mutilation of some prostitutes. I think this may be why the film has never received more attention as it does seem to wallow in some unsavory stuff but it is well written, well shot, and wonderfully acted by this stellar cast. I don't recall seeing it on many of the wish lists I've seen posted on these message boards but I think folks really should see this one.
One other interesting note as the release of the new Singer-Cruise film Valkyrie is quickly approaching, The Night of the Generals also makes allusions to a plot to assassinate Hitler....not a big thing but I thought it was interesting.
The Night of the Generals (1967)
This is quite disappointing because the film was recently shown on one of the classic movie channels in a nice letterboxed version that was very clean. So, obviously there is a good version of it out there somewhere just not on DVD. I don't know who owns it or why it is not available but in my humble opinion it would make a great Criterion disc.
The Night of the Generals features a stable of great actors including Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Donald Pleasence, Christopher Plummer, Tom Courtenay, and Charles Gray. The plot is quite dark and twisted with the focus being the investigation of three Nazi generals for the murder and mutilation of some prostitutes. I think this may be why the film has never received more attention as it does seem to wallow in some unsavory stuff but it is well written, well shot, and wonderfully acted by this stellar cast. I don't recall seeing it on many of the wish lists I've seen posted on these message boards but I think folks really should see this one.
One other interesting note as the release of the new Singer-Cruise film Valkyrie is quickly approaching, The Night of the Generals also makes allusions to a plot to assassinate Hitler....not a big thing but I thought it was interesting.
The Night of the Generals (1967)
