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The Great King

69 %|Mar 2, 1942|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.

Featured Crew

Veit Harlan
Executive Producer
Hans-Otto Borgmann
Original Music Composer
Bruno Mondi
Cinematography
Friedrich Karl von Puttkamer
Editor
Karl Machus
Production Design
Erich Zander
Production Design
Ludwig Hornsteiner
Costume Design
Johannes Krämer
Costume Design

Cast

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Otto Gebühr
King Frederick II
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Kristina Söderbaum
Luise Treskow
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Gustav Fröhlich
Sgt. Treskow
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Hilde Körber
Elisabeth
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Paul Wegener
Gen. Czernitscheff
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Otto Wernicke
Oberst Rochow
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Harry Hardt
Adjutant von Dessau
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Claus Clausen
Prince Heinrich (older)
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Klaus Detlef Sierck
Prince Heinrich (younger)
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Paul Henckels
Grenadier Spiller
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Franz Schafheitlin
Col. Bernburg