The Great King

The Great King

1942•1h 58m•6.9/10

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6.9/10(7)

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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Production

Tobis Filmkunst

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Otto Gebühr

Otto Gebühr

King Frederick II

Kristina Söderbaum

Kristina Söderbaum

Luise Treskow

Gustav Fröhlich

Gustav Fröhlich

Sgt. Treskow

Hans Nielsen

Hans Nielsen

Niehoff

Hilde Körber

Hilde Körber

Elisabeth

Paul Wegener

Paul Wegener

Gen. Czernitscheff

Otto Wernicke

Otto Wernicke

Oberst Rochow

Harry Hardt

Harry Hardt

Adjutant von Dessau

Hans Hermann Schaufuß

Hans Hermann Schaufuß

Gen. Zieten

Claus Clausen

Claus Clausen

Prince Heinrich (older)

Klaus Detlef Sierck

Prince Heinrich (younger)

Paul Henckels

Paul Henckels

Grenadier Spiller

Elisabeth Flickenschildt

Elisabeth Flickenschildt

Spiller's Wife

Franz Schafheitlin

Franz Schafheitlin

Col. Bernburg

Kurt Meisel

Kurt Meisel

Alfons

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