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.
The Great KingHistory, Drama, War
Cast
- Otto Gebühr — King Frederick II
- Kristina Söderbaum — Luise Treskow
- Gustav Fröhlich — Sgt. Treskow
- Hans Nielsen — Niehoff
- Hilde Körber — Elisabeth
- Paul Wegener — Gen. Czernitscheff
- Otto Wernicke — Oberst Rochow
- Harry Hardt — Adjutant von Dessau
- Hans Hermann Schaufuß — Gen. Zieten
- Claus Clausen — Prince Heinrich (older)
- Klaus Detlef Sierck — Prince Heinrich (younger)
- Paul Henckels — Grenadier Spiller
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