The Great King

1h 58min

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.

Cast

Otto Gebühr

Otto Gebühr

King Frederick II
Kristina Söderbaum

Kristina Söderbaum

Luise Treskow
Gustav Fröhlich

Gustav Fröhlich

Sgt. Treskow
Hilde Körber

Hilde Körber

Elisabeth
Paul Wegener

Paul Wegener

Gen. Czernitscheff
Otto Wernicke

Otto Wernicke

Oberst Rochow
Harry Hardt

Harry Hardt

Adjutant von Dessau
Claus Clausen

Claus Clausen

Prince Heinrich (older)
Klaus Detlef Sierck

Klaus Detlef Sierck

Prince Heinrich (younger)
Paul Henckels

Paul Henckels

Grenadier Spiller
Franz Schafheitlin

Franz Schafheitlin

Col. Bernburg

Release date

2nd Mar 1942

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch