A Prussian commander disobeys orders and goes to find a British envoy who can negotiate a pact with Austria to help fight off Napoleon in 1806.
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Cast
58 people
Lil Dagover
Madame Martin
Known for
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Destiny
Karl Ludwig Diehl
Rittmeister von Droste
Known for
The Story of Vickie
Bruno Duday
Robert Baberske
Gerhard Lamprecht
Also in
Der Friedhof der Lebenden
Kurt Kluge
Heli Finkenzeller
Käte Traß
Also in
Emil and the Detectives
I'll Carry You in My Arms
Curt Courant
Karl Lerbs
Aribert Wäscher
Advokat Menecke
Known for
The Man Between
Philipp Lothar Mayring
Werner Eisbrenner
Gerhard Lamprecht Director · Philipp Lothar Mayring Writer Kurt Kluge Writer
United States release March 30, 1936 · Produced in Germany · Production Universum Film (UFA)
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UFA
Production
Universum Film (UFA)
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Germany
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Original title
Der höhere Befehl
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · December 30, 1935
Theatrical
United States · March 30, 1936
Hungary
April 23, 1936
Slovenia
September 4, 1937
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