The Great King (1942)
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.
- Released
- 1942-03-02
- Genres
- History, Drama, War
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Veit Harlan
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 8 votes
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