The Great King
Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House
The Plot
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.
Run Time
1h 58m
Genre
History, Drama, War
Release Date
02 Mar 1942
Country
Germany
Language
German
Director & Producers
Top Billed Cast
Otto GebührKing Frederick II
Kristina SöderbaumLuise Treskow
Gustav FröhlichSgt. Treskow
Hans NielsenNiehoff
Hilde KörberElisabeth
Paul WegenerGen. Czernitscheff
Otto WernickeOberst Rochow
Harry HardtAdjutant von Dessau
Hans Hermann SchaufußGen. Zieten
Claus ClausenPrince Heinrich (older)
Prince Heinrich (younger)
Paul HenckelsGrenadier Spiller
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