The Old and the Young King
The Old and the Young King (German: Der alte und der junge König) is a 1935 German historical drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Emil Jannings, Werner Hinz and Leopoldine Konstantin.
Plot
The film opens at Potsdam in the time of "The Soldier King" Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia, with the Royal Family sitting at the breakfast table. It turns out that Crown Prince Friedrich, informally called "Fritz", had lost so much money at the gaming tables that he had to sign debentures. Members of the grenadier regiment had seen the crown prince appearing late in a wretched state, which greatly angers his father. The King would like to prepare his son for the future role as a ruler, and regards his preoccupation with music and literature with much displeasure.
Cast
- Carola Höhn
- Claus Clausen
- Egon Brosig
- Ellen Frank
- Emil Jannings
- Emilia Unda
- Eugen Rex
- Friedrich Kayssler
- Friedrich Ulmer
- Fritz Odemar
- Georg Alexander
- Hans Leibelt
- Harry Hardt
- Heinrich Marlow
- Leopold von Ledebur
- Leopoldine Konstantin
- Louise Morland
- Marieluise Claudius
- Paul Henckels
- Paul Wilhelm Hubert Wagner
- Rudolf Klein-Rogge
- Ruth Eweler
- Theodor Loos
- Walter Janssen
- Walter Steinbeck
- Werner Hinz
More details
| author | Rolf Lauckner Thea von Harbou |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Berlin |
| director | Hans Steinhoff |
| editor | Willy Zeyn |
| genre | drama historical |
| keywords | capital punishment condemn court martial crown prince england escape plan estranged father father and son france french literature friedrich wilhelm i of prussia gambling debts game german history grenadier hans hermann von katte katte küstrin potsdam princess wilhelmine of prussia rheinsberg royal family second lieutenant the king wilhelmine wretched |
| musicBy | Wolfgang Zeller |
| producer | Alfred Greven |
| productionCompany | Deka Film |
| publisher | Neue Deutsch Lichtspiel-Syndikat Verleih Sascha-Film |
| theme | biographical biographical drama prussian |