
Night Of The Generals
Scene of Battle: Occupied Paris, World War Two
Behind Enemy Lines Night of the Generals is set agains the background of the 1944 Von Stauffenberg plot. Omar Sharif plays a German officer investigating the murderous excesses of senior staff officers in occupied Europe, while Peter O'Toole is resplendant as a vicious Nazi beast with impeccable manners and obsessions. First rate serial killer movie made years before they became fashionable.
Trivia: Claus Von Stauffenberg, played by French actor Gérard Buhr, actually makes a cameo appearance in the film.