Movie·1942·1h 58m
The Great King
Country
Germany
Language
German
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The Story
Original title: Der große König
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.
Producer
Veit Harlan
Music
Hans-Otto Borgmann
Editor
Friedrich Karl von Puttkamer
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
8 votes
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Cast
Otto Gebühr
King Frederick II
Kristina Söderbaum
Luise Treskow
Gustav Fröhlich
Sgt. Treskow
Hans Nielsen
Niehoff
Hilde Körber
Elisabeth
Paul Wegener
Gen. Czernitscheff
Otto Wernicke
Oberst Rochow
Harry Hardt
Adjutant von Dessau
Hans Hermann Schaufuß
Gen. Zieten
Claus Clausen
Prince Heinrich (older)
Klaus Detlef Sierck
Prince Heinrich (younger)
Paul Henckels
Grenadier Spiller
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
Spiller's Wife
Franz Schafheitlin
Col. Bernburg
Kurt Meisel
Alfons
// crew
Crew
Veit Harlan
Director, Executive Producer
Hans-Otto Borgmann
Original Music Composer
Friedrich Karl von Puttkamer
Editor
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