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The Great King

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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.

Directed byVeit Harlan

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 58m
Language
DE
Released
March 2, 1942
Studios
Tobis Filmkunst

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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)

Creative team
Directed by
Veit Harlan
Veit Harlan

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