The Great King (1942)
Der große König
Overview
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.
What is The Great King about?
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. The Great King is a History, Drama, War movie, released on 1942-03-02, runtime 118 minutes.
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Directed by
Veit Harlan
Cast
- 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
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