The Great King
6.8
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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Cast
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Otto Gebühr
King Frederick II
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Kristina Söderbaum
Luise Treskow
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Claus Clausen
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Veit Harlan Director · Hans-Otto Borgmann Composer Friedrich Karl von Puttkamer Editor
First release March 2, 1942 · Produced in Germany · Original title Der große König
Production
Tobis Filmkunst
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Der große König
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · March 2, 1942
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No release date listed for United States.
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