The Great King

IMDb 6.9 1942 • 118 min • HistoryDramaWar

Director

Veit Harlan

Country

DE

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Otto Gebühr
Otto Gebühr King Frederick II
Kristina Söderbaum
Kristina Söderbaum Luise Treskow
Gustav Fröhlich
Gustav Fröhlich Sgt. Treskow
Hans Nielsen
Hans Nielsen Niehoff
Hilde Körber
Hilde Körber Elisabeth