The Great King

The Great King (1942)


  • Genre: History, Drama, War
  • Release Date: 1942-03-02
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 7 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 58min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: Tobis Filmkunst
  • Production Country: Germany
  • Director: Veit Harlan
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6.9

Summary

King Frederick II (aka "Frederick the Great") of Prussia is engaged in a major battle against the Austrian army at Kunersdorf, and things aren't going well. The Austrians are inflicting major casualties, and his army is beginning to crumble. Defeat seems inevitable when a combination of events gives him hope that he may pull victory from the jaws of defeat after all.

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  • Otto Gebühr

    as King Frederick II
  • Kristina Söderbaum

    as Luise Treskow
  • Gustav Fröhlich

    as Sgt. Treskow
  • Hans Nielsen

    as Niehoff
  • Hilde Körber

    as Elisabeth
  • Paul Wegener

    as Gen. Czernitscheff
  • Otto Wernicke

    as Oberst Rochow
  • Harry Hardt

    as Adjutant von Dessau
  • Hans Hermann Schaufuß

    as Gen. Zieten
  • Claus Clausen

    as Prince Heinrich (older)
  • Klaus Detlef Sierck

    as Prince Heinrich (younger)
  • Paul Henckels

    as Grenadier Spiller
  • Elisabeth Flickenschildt

    as Spiller's Wife
  • Franz Schafheitlin

    as Col. Bernburg
  • Kurt Meisel

    as Alfons
Production Harry Dettmann Production Manager
Editing Friedrich Karl von Puttkamer Editor
Production Conny Carstennsen Production Manager
Sound Hans-Otto Borgmann Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Johannes Krämer Costume Design
Production Willi Wiesner Production Supervisor
Crew Bruno Mondi Cinematography
Art Karl Machus Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Ludwig Hornsteiner Costume Design
Production Cay-Dietrich Voss Production Manager
Production Veit Harlan Executive Producer
Sound Hans Ruetten Sound Editor
Art Erich Zander Production Design
Directing Veit Harlan Director

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