A story of Prussian king (from 1740 to 1786) Frederick II the Great.A story of Prussian king (from 1740 to 1786) Frederick II the Great.A story of Prussian king (from 1740 to 1786) Frederick II the Great.
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Klaus Detlef Sierck
- Prince Heinrich (younger)
- (as Claus Detlef Sierck)
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- TriviaThis is the 16th and last time when Otto Gebühr is portraying King Frederic II. of Prussia. Earlier he portrayed him in Pretty Miss Schragg (1937) Fridericus (1937) Heiteres und Ernstes um den großen König (1936) Der Choral von Leuthen (1933) Die Tänzerin von Sanssouci (1932), The Flute Concert of Sans-Souci (1930) Der alte Fritz - 2. Ausklang (1928), Waterloo (1929), Der alte Fritz - 1. Friede (1928), Die Mühle von Sanssouci (1926), Die Tänzerin Barberina (1920) as well as in the Fredericus-movie series by Arzen von Cserepy including Fridericus Rex - 1. Teil: Sturm und Drang (1922), Fridericus Rex - 2. Teil: Vater und Sohn (1922), Fridericus Rex - 3. Teil: Sanssouci (1923) and Fridericus Rex - 4. Teil: Schicksalswende (1923).
- GoofsThe eagle on the Prussian flag at the beginning of the movie was used in Prussia after WW1, about 200 years after Frederic the Great.
- Quotes
King Frederick II: Me freeze, Schenckendorff
[von Schenckendorf puts his coat on the King]
King Frederick II: But it's his coat, Schenckendorff. He will freeze then.
Gen. von Schenkendorf: I don't freeze, Majesty.
King Frederick II: He has hot blood, Schenckendorff.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits says "The work on this movie started in the early summer of the year 1940. In its important scenes it stays faithful to the historical facts and depicts mostly the tasks of the 7-year-war in which the superior character of the king had to be challenged. Especially here he grew to a height which is unique in whole history. The main quotes of the king are from his own mouth."
- ConnectionsEdited into The Marriage of Figaro (1949)
Featured review
Watching this film through a historical rear-view mirror reveals plenty of of prophecies.
Nazis managed to predict their own end and most of the movies about it - including the famous rant from Downfall played by the star of Youtube - Bruno Ganz.
The trick to understanding the movie is - reversing key scenes in the right chronological order.
It is unbelievable that German propaganda and censorship allowed this reel (which makes Eisenstein's Ivan Groznyy look like an étalon of subtlety) into theaters of a war-waging Germany.
The best documentary evidence of the utter stupidity of Nazi state, which failed due to the irrational stupidity of its leadership.
- Boris_and_Natasha
- Dec 13, 2017
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- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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