The Old Fritz
The Old Fritz (German: Der alte Fritz) is a 1928 German silent historical film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Otto Gebühr, Julia Serda and Bertold Reissig.[1] Part of the cycle of Prussian Films, it was released in two parts. Gebühr played the role of Frederick the Great on many occasions during the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany.
| The Old Fritz | |
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| Directed by | Gerhard Lamprecht |
| Produced by | Gerhard Lamprecht |
| Written by | Luise Heilborn-Körbitz Gerhard Lamprecht Hans Torius |
| Starring | Otto Gebühr Julia Serda Bertold Reissig |
| Music by | Artur Guttmann |
| Cinematography | Karl Hasselmann |
Production company | Gerhard Lamprecht Filmproduktion |
| Distributed by | National Film |
Release date | 20 January 1928 (Part I) 28 January 1928 (Part II) |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent German intertitles |
The film's art direction was by Otto Moldenhauer.
Cast (Part I)
- Otto Gebühr as Der alte Fritz (Frederick the Great)
- Julia Serda as Die Königin
- Bertold Reissig as Prinz Heinrich
- Wilhelm Hertwig as Prinz Ferdinand
- Elsa Wagner as Prinzessin Amalie
- Heinz Klockow as Friedrich Wilhelm
- Charlotte Ander as Prinzessin Elisabeth
- Renate Brausewetter as Prinzessin Friederike Luise
- Lilli Breda as Zarin Katherina II
- Peter von Hahn as Kaiser Joseph II
- Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg as Frau von Camas
- Dina Gralla as Wilhelmine Enke
- Grit Haid as Auguste Enke
- Sybill Morel as Frau Enke
- Gustav Rodegg as Minister Graf Hertzberg
- John Mylong as Minister Hagen
- Erich Briese as Minister Graf Finkenstein
- Hermann Böttcher as Minister Brenckenhof
- Franz Stein as Lordmarschall Keith
- Emil Heyse as Marquis d'Argens
- Paul Borgelt as Panin
- Bernd Aldor as Graf de Launay
- Toni Zimmerer as Generalfeldmarschall von Braunschweig
- Herbert Knötel as Prinz Wilhelm von Anhalt
- Holger-Madsen as General Zieten
- Robert Leffler as General Krusemarck
- Von Klein-Ehrenwalten as General Lentulus
- Karl Junge-Swinburne as General Lestwitz
- Franz Schönfeld as General Prittwitz
- Walter Karge as General Werner
- Robert Baurath as Oberstallmeister Graf Schwerin
- W. Focke as Graf Borck, Prinzenerzieher
- Gustav Rudolph as Hofmarschall Graf Reuß
- Ekkehard Arendt as Der Leutnant von X.
- Carl Zickner as Vorleser de Catt
- Robert Forsch as Hofrat Collenbach
- Walter Hahn as Hofprediger Sack
- Georg Paeschke as Bürgermeister von Berlin
- Albert Ihle as Korporal Lempel
- Fee Wachsmuth as Tine
- W. Markwordt as Gotzkowsky
- Hannelore Benzinger as Ziethens Nichte
- Albert Gühne as Quanz
- Skowronneck as Page
- Max Maximilian as Moritatenerzähler
- Leon Weill as Französischer Sprachlehrer
- Edgar Nollet as Bankier Splittgerber
- Julius Unruh as Bankier Itzig
- Willy Kruszinski as Bankier Ephraim
- Von Lingk as Page
- E. Schurich as Kabinettsrat Eichel
- Ida Liebisch as Frau Lempel
- Paul Rehkopf as Ein Bettler
- Irmgard Schallermann as Eine Hofdame der Königin
- Paul Scholler as Pfundt, der Leibkutscher des Königs
- Max Schreck as Kammerdiener Rietz
- Viktor Senger as Quintus Icilius
- Kitty Sonntag as Kurfürstin Marie Antonie von Sachsen
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References
- Klossner p.15
Bibliography
- Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.
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