The Great King (1942)

Name: The Great King
Genre: History, Drama, War
Released: 1942-03-02
Duration: 118 min
Cast: Otto Gebühr, Kristina Söderbaum, Gustav Fröhlich, Hans Nielsen, Hilde Körber

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.

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Released 1942-03-02 · 118 min · History, Drama, War

Directed by Veit Harlan

Cast

Otto Gebühr as King Frederick II
Kristina Söderbaum as Luise Treskow
Gustav Fröhlich as Sgt. Treskow
Hans Nielsen as Niehoff
Hilde Körber as Elisabeth
Paul Wegener as Gen. Czernitscheff
Otto Wernicke as Oberst Rochow
Harry Hardt as Adjutant von Dessau
Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Gen. Zieten
Claus Clausen as Prince Heinrich (older)
Klaus Detlef Sierck as Prince Heinrich (younger)
Paul Henckels as Grenadier Spiller
Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Spiller's Wife
Franz Schafheitlin as Col. Bernburg
Kurt Meisel as Alfons