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.
Otto Gebühr
as King Frederick II
Kristina Söderbaum
as Luise Treskow
Gustav Fröhlich
as Sgt. Treskow
Hans Nielsen
as Niehoff
Hilde Körber
as Elisabeth
Paul Wegener
as Gen. Czernitscheff
Otto Wernicke
as Oberst Rochow
Harry Hardt
as Adjutant von Dessau
Hans Hermann Schaufuß
as Gen. Zieten
Claus Clausen
as Prince Heinrich (older)
Klaus Detlef Sierck
as Prince Heinrich (younger)
Paul Henckels
as Grenadier Spiller
