The Great King

The Great King — Plot

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.

• Release date
• March 2, 1942
• Runtime
• 118 min
• Genres
• History, Drama, War
• Director
• Veit Harlan

The Great King — 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