Fridericus
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| Directed by | Johannes Meyer |
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| Produced by | Hanns Otto |
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| Cinematography | Bruno Mondi |
| Edited by | Fritz C. Mauch |
| Music by | Marc Roland |
Production company | Diana-Tonfilm |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Fridericus is a 1937 German historical film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Otto Gebühr, Hilde Körber and Lil Dagover.[1] It is based on the life of Frederick II of Prussia.[2] It was part of the popular cycle of Prussian films and was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin and on location in Brandenburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle.
Main cast
[edit]- Otto Gebühr as Friedrich II., König von Preußen
- Hilde Körber as Wilhelmine – seine Schwester
- Lil Dagover as Marquise de Pompadour
- Agnes Straub as Czarina Elisabeth
- Käthe Haack as Maria Theresia
- Bernhard Minetti as Count Wallis, alias Marquis DuVal
- Paul Klinger as von Bonin
- Carola Höhn as Louise – seine Frau
- Paul Dahlke as Field Marshal von Dessau
- Lucie Höflich as Frau Büttner
- Wilhelm König as Hans – ihr Sohn – Student
- Will Dohm as Baron Warkotsch
- Paul Westermeier as Musketeer Mampe
- Heinrich Schroth as Capt. von Droste
- Alfred Gerasch as Field Marshal Daun
- Ernst Schiffner - Austrian Staff-Officer
References
[edit]- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | FRIDERICUS (1936)". 2009-02-07. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Waldman p. 208
Bibliography
[edit]- Waldman, Harry (2008). Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3861-7.
External links
[edit]- Fridericus at IMDb
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Categories:
- 1937 films
- 1930s biographical films
- 1930s historical films
- German biographical films
- German historical films
- Films of Nazi Germany
- 1930s German-language films
- Films directed by Johannes Meyer
- Prussian films
- Films set in the 1750s
- Films set in the 1760s
- Seven Years' War films
- Biographical films about German royalty
- Biographical films about French royalty
- Biographical films about Austrian royalty
- Depictions of Frederick the Great on film
- Cultural depictions of Madame de Pompadour
- Cultural depictions of Maria Theresa
- Tobis Film films
- Films shot at Halensee Studios
- German black-and-white films
- 1930s German films
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