Der große König (1942)





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.


Vintage magazines

Filmwelt 35/36, 16. September 1942

Film programs

Das Programm von heute nr. 1752

Books with substantial mentioning of Der große König

Rolf Giesen, Manfred Hobsch
Hitlerjunge Quex, Jud Süss und Kolberg, Die Propagandafilme des Dritten Reiches. Dokumente und Materialien zum NS-Film
Berlin, 2005

Karlheinz Wendtland
Geliebter Kintop, Sämtliche deutsche Spielfilme von 1929-1945 - Jahrgang 1941 und 1942
Berlin, [1987]

Cinzia Romani
Die Filmdiven im Dritten Reich
München, 1982

Christa Bandmann / Joe Hembus
Klassiker des Deutschen Tonfilms, 1930-1960
München, 1980