---
title: 'The Great King (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Veit Harlan'
released: '1942-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-king-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034814/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great King (1942)

1942 · 118 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Der große König

## Synopsis

The Great King is a 1942 German drama film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Otto Gebühr. It depicts the life of Frederick the Great, who ruled Prussia from 1740 to 1786. It received the rare "Film of the Nation" distinction. It was part of a popular cycle of "Prussian films".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Veit Harlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/veit-harlan)
- **Screenplay:** [Veit Harlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/veit-harlan)
- **Producer:** [Veit Harlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/veit-harlan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans-Otto Borgmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-otto-borgmann)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bruno Mondi](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-mondi)
- **Editor:** [Friedrich-Karl Freiherr von Puttkamer](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-karl-freiherr-von-puttkamer)

## Cast

- [Heinrich Marlow](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinrich-marlow) as Alter General
- [Ernst Dernburg](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-dernburg) as Friedrich Ehrenreich von Ramin
- [Karl Günther](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-gunther) as Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg
- [Otto Wernicke](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-wernicke) as Oberst Rochow
- [Jaspar Oertzen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaspar-oertzen) as Rittmeister von Prittwitz
- [Hermann Mayer-Falkow](https://cinepixo.com/people/hermann-mayer-falkow) as Ein feiernder Russe
- [Wolf Trutz](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolf-trutz) as Diener
- [Reinhold Pasch](https://cinepixo.com/people/reinhold-pasch) as Heinrich von Manteuffel
- [Arthur Fritz Eugens](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-fritz-eugens)
- [Hans Sternberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-sternberg) as Müller
- [Heinz Salfner](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-salfner) as Österreichischer Kabinettsrat
- [Paul Henckels](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-henckels) as Grenadier Spiller
- [Maria Krahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-krahn) as Müllerin
- [Karl Hellmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-hellmer) as Russischer Wachtmeister
- [Franz Schafheitlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-schafheitlin) as Prince Franz Adolph of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-king-1942
Film facts: Wikidata (Q480696); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.