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The Great King
''The Great King'' (german: Der große König) 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. Erwin Leiser, ''Nazi Cinema'' p116 It was part of a popular cycle of " Prussian films". The film is a depiction of the Führerprinzip. The analogy to Adolf Hitler was so clear that Hitler sent a print to Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Goebbels warned against the drawing of the comparison in print, in particular, because of the pessimistic mood that opens the film. After a sergeant gives an unauthorised order, the king orders him simultaneously promoted and punished. His later decision to desert results in his death because no disobedience is justified. Goebbels declared that the parallels were not a matter of propaganda, but an obvious result of the parallels of history. Goebbels also regarded it as instructive that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veit Harlan
Veit Harlan (22 September 1899 – 13 April 1964) was a German film director and actor. Harlan reached the highpoint of his career as a director in the Nazi era; most notably his antisemitic film '' Jud Süß'' (1940) makes him controversial. While viewed critically for his ideologies, a number of critics consider him a capable director on the grounds of such work as his ''Opfergang'' (1944). Life and career Harlan was born in Berlin, the son of the writer Walter Harlan and his wife Adele, nee Boothby. His elder brother Peter was a multi-instrumentalist and musical instrument maker. After studying under Max Reinhardt, he first appeared on the stage in 1915 and, after World War I, worked in the Berlin stage. In 1934 he starred in the Berlin premiere of Eugen Ortner's tragedy '' Meier Helmbrecht'', but it was a critical disaster and he later described it as his lowest point as an actor. Shortly afterwards he directed his first play, the comedy ''Marriage on the Panke'', at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich II Of Prussia
Frederick II (german: Friedrich II.; 24 January 171217 August 1786) was King in Prussia from 1740 until 1772, and King of Prussia from 1772 until his death in 1786. His most significant accomplishments include his military successes in the Silesian wars, his re-organisation of the Prussian Army, the First Partition of Poland, and his patronage of the arts and the Enlightenment. Frederick was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia, declaring himself King of Prussia after annexing Polish Prussia from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772. Prussia greatly increased its territories and became a major military power in Europe under his rule. He became known as Frederick the Great (german: links=no, Friedrich der Große) and was nicknamed "Old Fritz" (german: links=no, "Der Alte Fritz"). In his youth, Frederick was more interested in music and philosophy than in the art of war, which led to clashes with his authoritarian father, Frederick William I of Prussia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaus Detlef Sierck
Klaus Detlef Sierck (30 March 1925 – 1944) was a German child actor. He was the son of the theatre and film director Hans Detlef Sierck (better-known today as Hollywood director Douglas Sirk) and the theatre actress Lydia Brincken. After his parents separated in 1928, Sierck grew up with his mother and was distanced from his father during the Nazi period after the latter married a Jewish woman. Klaus Detlef Sierck was active in film between 1935 and 1942. One of Sierck's greatest roles was Kadett Hohenhausen in Karl Ritter's '' Kadetten'' in 1939. The anti-Russian propaganda film about Prussian cadets captured and abused by inhuman Cossacks during the Seven Years' War could not initially be shown due to the Hitler–Stalin Pact and was only shown in German cinemas in December 1941, after the attack on the Soviet Union. He was conscripted into the German Army during the Second World War, and while serving on the Eastern Front as a fusilier in the Panzer-Grenadier-Divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Henry Of Prussia (1726–1802)
Prince Frederick Henry Louis of Prussia (german: link=no, Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig; 18 January 1726 – 3 August 1802) was a Prussian general, statesman, and diplomat. He was a son of King Frederick William I of Prussia and Princess Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, and the younger brother of Frederick the Great. Prince Henry led Prussian armies in the Silesian Wars and the Seven Years' War, having never lost a battle in the latter. In 1786, he was suggested as a candidate for a monarch for the United States. Biography Born in Berlin, Henry was the 13th child of King Frederick William I of Prussia and Princess Sophia Dorothea of Hanover. Henry's conflicts with his older brother, King Frederick II of Prussia, are almost legendary. Although remarkably similar in appearance and tastes (both were fond of the arts and French literature, and both were exceptional military commanders) Henry resented being in Frederick's shadow. Nonetheless, he loyally served as one of his brother's top ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claus Clausen (actor)
Claus Clausen (15 August 1899 – 25 November 1989) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 21 films between 1930 and 1968. Selected filmography * '' Westfront 1918'' (1930) as The Lieutenant * ''Cyanide'' (1930) as Max * '' Scapa Flow'' (1930) * ''Scandalous Eva'' (1930) as Schlotterbeck * ''Mountains on Fire'' (1931) as Lieutenant Kall * ''Doomed Battalion'' (1932) as Lieutenant Kall (archive footage) * '' Hitlerjunge Quex'' (1934) as Brigade Leader Kass * ''The Old and the Young King'' (1935) as Lieutenant Katte * ''A German Robinson Crusoe'' (1940) as Fritz Grothe * '' The Fire Devil'' (1940) * ''My Life for Ireland'' (1941) as Patrick Pollock * ''The Great King ''The Great King'' (german: Der große König) 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 N ...'' (1942) as Prince Henry the Older * '' Kolberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Christine Of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern
Duchess Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (8 November 1715 – 13 January 1797) was Queen of Prussia (Queen in Prussia until 1772) and Electress of Brandenburg as the wife of Frederick the Great. She was the longest-serving Prussian queen, with a tenure of more than 46 years. She was praised for her charity work during the Seven Years' War. Crown Princess Having failed in his attempt to flee from the tyrannical regime of his father, King Fredrick William I, Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia was ordered to marry a daughter of Duke Ferdinand Albert II and Duchess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in 1733 in order to regain his freedom.Biskup, p. 304. Elisabeth was the niece of Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, wife of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI. The match had thus been arranged by the Austrian court in the hopes of securing influence over Prussia for another generation. On 12 June, 17-year-old Elisabeth was married to Frederick a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilde Körber
Hilde Körber (3 July 1906 – 31 May 1969) was an Austrian film actress who worked largely in the German Film Industry. She appeared in 53 films between 1930 and 1964. She was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary and died in West Berlin, West Germany. She was the second wife of actor and director Veit Harlan, with whom she had three children including Thomas Harlan. Selected filmography * '' Chasing Fortune'' (1930) * ''Maria the Maid'' (1936) * ''My Son the Minister'' (1937) * ''The Ruler'' (1937) * ''Diamonds'' (1937) * ''The Marriage Swindler'' (1938) * ''Robert Koch'' (1939) * '' Passion'' (1940) * ''The Fox of Glenarvon'' (1940) * ''The Great King'' (1942) * ''Back Then'' (1943) * '' Via Mala'' (1945) * '' Morituri'' (1948) * '' How Do We Tell Our Children?'' (1949) * '' The Staircase'' (1950) * '' When the Evening Bells Ring'' (1951) * ''Desires'' (1952) * '' Roses Bloom on the Moorland'' (1952) * '' Life Begins at Seventeen'' (1953) * ''Ave Maria'' (1953) * ''Sauerbruch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Meisel
Kurt Meisel (18 August 1912 – 4 April 1994) was an Austrian actor and film director. He appeared in 65 films between 1934 and 1994. He also directed 21 films between 1949 and 1984. Meisel was married to the actress Ursula Lingen. He was born and died in Vienna, Austria, and is buried on the Vienna Zentralfriedhof. Selected filmography * ''Little Dorrit (1934 film), Little Dorrit'' (1934) - Pit, sein Sohn * ''Marriage Strike (1935 film), Marriage Strike'' (1935) - Loisl * ''Schlußakkord'' (1936) - Baron Salviany * ''The Court Concert'' (1936) - Leutnant Florian Schwälble * ''The Divine Jetta'' (1937) - Graf Eugen Opalla * ''Such Great Foolishness'' (1937) - Specht - Rundfunkansager * ''Love Can Lie'' (1937) - August Halfgreen * ''Spiel auf der Tenne'' (1937) - Andreas 'Anderl' Rössmaier * ''Another World (1937 film), Another World'' (1937) - 2. Journalist * ''Der Schimmelkrieg in der Holledau'' (1937) - Thomas, Bräubursch * ''Frau Sylvelin'' (1938) - Herr von Roedern * ''Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
Elisabeth Ida Marie Flickenschildt (16 March 1905 – 26 October 1977) was a German actress, producer and author. She appeared in dozens of German language films and television productions between 1935–1976. Flickenschildt was born in Hamburg, and died in Guderhandviertel. A street, Elisabeth-Flickenschildt-Straße, was named for her in Spandau, Berlin. Selected filmography * ''Großreinemachen'' (1935) - Frau Paulsen * ''The Unsuspecting Angel'' (1936) - Lotte Grün * ''Du kannst nicht treu sein'' (1936) - Miss Nelly * ''Strife Over the Boy Jo'' (1937) - Hafenmädchen * ''The Broken Jug'' (1937) - Frau Brigitte * ''Tango Notturno'' (1937) - Bessie Godfrey * ''Starke Herzen'' (1937) - Ilse * '' The Muzzle'' (1938) - Dame beim Verhör * ''The Marriage Swindler'' (1938) - Frau Buschko * ' (1938) - Maruschka * '' A Girl Goes Ashore'' (1938) - Erna Quandt * ''Unsere kleine Frau'' (1938) * ''Mia moglie si diverte'' (1938) - (uncredited) * ''The False Step'' (1939) - Marietta Trip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Henckels
Paul Henckels (9 September 1885 – 27 May 1967) was a German film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1921 and 1965. Paul Henckels had started his acting career on the stage in the 1900s. He was well known for his eccentric, colourful roles and his trademark Rhineland accent. Among his most popular roles were the school teacher Professor Bömmel in '' Die Feuerzangenbowle'' (1944) and the veterinarian Dr. Pudlich in the "Immenhof film series" during the 1950s. He was also notable as a stage actor and appeared at the Schauspielhaus Berlin for many years. His most popular stage role was '' Wibbel the Tailor'', which he played more than 1000 times. Henckel's father was Jewish, and he was thus a " half-Jew" by the rules of the Nazis. As a rare exception, Henckels was nonetheless allowed to work during the Third Reich. He apparently owed this exception to the intervention of his friend Gustaf Gründgens and to his continuing popularity as a character ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakhar Chernyshev
Zakhar Grigoryevich Chernyshev (172231 August 1784) was a Russian noble, courtier to Catherine the Great, Imperial Russian Army officer, and Imperial Russian politician in the 18th century. After made a courtier to then-Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst in 1744, Chernyshev remained a favorite of the future Russian monarch into the 1770s. An Imperial Russian Army officer during the Seven Years' War, Chernyshev retired in 1764, and would be ultimately promoted to General Field Marshal by Catherine II. At her appointment, Chernyshev led the College of War from 1764–1774, served as her governor-general of the Pskov and Mogilev Governorates, and was the mayor of Moscow until his death. Personal life Born a Russian count in 1722, Zakhar Grigoryevich Chernyshev (russian: text=Захаръ Григорьевичь Чернышевъ) was the older brother of Ivan and Andrei Chernyshev. By 1744, Chernyshev spoke Russian, French, and German. When Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Wegener
Paul Wegener (11 December 1874 – 13 September 1948) was a German actor, writer, and film director known for his pioneering role in German expressionist cinema. Acting career At the age of 20, Wegener decided to end his law studies and concentrate on acting, touring the provinces before joining Max Reinhardt's acting troupe in 1906. In 1912, he turned to the new medium of motion pictures and appeared in the 1913 version of '' The Student of Prague''. It was while making this film that he first heard the old Jewish legend of the Golem and proceeded to adapt the story to film, co-directing and co-writing the script with Henrik Galeen. His first version of the tale '' The Golem'' (1915, now lost) was a success and firmly established Wegener's reputation. In 1917, he made a parody of the story called ''Der Golem und die Tänzerin'', but it was his reworking of the tale, '' The Golem: How He Came into the World'' (1920) which stands as one of the classics of German cinema and help ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
