

The Great King
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.
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

Hans Hermann Schaufuß
Gen. Zieten

Claus Clausen
Prince Heinrich (older)
Klaus Detlef Sierck
Prince Heinrich (younger)

Paul Henckels
Grenadier Spiller

Elisabeth Flickenschildt
Spiller's Wife

Franz Schafheitlin
Col. Bernburg

Kurt Meisel
Alfons
Storyline
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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