Der Alte und der junge König – Friedrichs des Grossen Jugend (1935) - film review
Hans Steinhoff
Drama

Summary
Der Alte und der junge König – Friedrichs des Grossen Jugend is a German film first released in 1935,
directed by Hans Steinhoff.
The film stars Emil Jannings, Werner Hinz, Leopoldine Konstantin, Claus Clausen and Marieluise Claudius.
It has also been released under the title: The Making of a King.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Hans Steinhoff
- Script: Rolf Lauckner, Thea von Harbou
- Photo: Karl Puth
- Music: Wolfgang Zeller
- Cast: Emil Jannings (Friedrich Wilhelm I. König von Preussen), Werner Hinz (Kronprinz Friedrich ("Fritz")), Leopoldine Konstantin (Königin Sophie Dorothee), Claus Clausen (Leutnant Hans Hermann von Katte), Marieluise Claudius (Prinzessin Wilhelmine), Carola Höhn (Kronprinzessin), Ellen Frank (Gräfin Arnim), Ruth Eweler (Frl. von Sonsfeld), Emilia Unda (Frau von Ramen), Luise Morland (Frau von Kamecke), Georg Alexander (Erbprinz von Bayreuth), Egon Brosig (2. Wucherer), Albert Florath (Pfarrer), Harry Hardt (Von Seckendorff), Knut Hartwig, Paul Henckels (Pesne), Walter Janssen (Von Natzmer), Ernst Karchow, Friedrich Kayßler (Leutnant von Kattes Vater), Christian Kayßler, Rudolf Klein-Rogge (Leopold Dessauer), Fritz Kösling, Theodor Loos (Von Rochow), Hans Leibelt (Knobelsdorf), Leopold von Ledebur (Von Waldow), Gustav Mahnke, Heinrich Marlow (Grumbkow), Hadrian Maria Netto (1. Wucherer), Fritz Odemar (Hotham), Werner Pledath, Hermann Picha, Eugen Rex (Eversmann), Walther Süssenguth, Walter Steinbeck (Kaiserlingk), Werner Schott, Ernst G. Schiffner, Friedrich Ulmer (Von Reichmann), Paul Wagner, Walter Werner, Hugo Werner-Kahle
- Country: Germany
- Language: German
- Runtime: 91 min; B&W
- Aka: The Making of a King; The Old and the Young King
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