The Great King
Der große König
Release: 1942-03-02
·Runtime: 118m
·★ 6.9
History
Drama
War
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.
Production Countries
Germany
Production Companies
Tobis Filmkunst
Cast
Kristina Söderbaum
as Luise Treskow
Gustav Fröhlich
as Sgt. Treskow
Hans Nielsen
as Niehoff
Hilde Körber
as Elisabeth
Claus Clausen
as Prince Heinrich (older)
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
as Spiller's Wife
Paul Wegener
as Gen. Czernitscheff
Harry Hardt
as Adjutant von Dessau
Otto Wernicke
as Oberst Rochow
Franz Schafheitlin
as Col. Bernburg
Otto Gebühr
as King Frederick II
Hans Hermann Schaufuß
as Gen. Zieten
Paul Henckels
as Grenadier Spiller
Kurt Meisel
as Alfons
