Watch The Great King (1942) Official Trailer
7 / 10 IMDb March 2, 1942 1h 58m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 58m
Release Date
March 2, 1942
Genre
History, Drama, War
Status
Released
Languages
German
Country
Germany
Producers
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)
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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
Production Companies
Tobis Filmkunst
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