Der Große König (1942)

Also known as The Great King

1942 · Feature film · 118 min · dir. Veit Harlan

• History
• Drama
• War

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Synopsis

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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Details

Director

Veit Harlan

Composer

Hans-Otto Borgmann

Studio

Tobis Filmkunst

Released

1942-03-02

Original title

Der große König

Running time

118 minutes

Cast & crew

• Veit Harlan Director
• Otto Gebühr
• Kristina Söderbaum
• Gustav Fröhlich
• Hans Nielsen
• Hilde Körber
• Paul Wegener
• Otto Wernicke
• Harry Hardt

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