Fridericus (film)
Fridericus (alternatively also Fridericus - Der alten Fritz or Der alten Fritz ) is a German, black-and-white, historical film from 1936. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Walter von Molo and takes place at the time of the Seven Years' War . It belongs to the so-called Fridericus Rex films .
action
The Prussian army is at an end. Completely exhausted, she is surrounded by Austrians in her tent camp. The soldiers slowly begin to come to terms with their hopeless fate, when the king discovers a gap during an exploratory ride through which the Prussians can escape from their encirclement. He leaves behind only a small regiment of hussars under the command of Rittmeister von Bonin, so that the Austrians are of the opinion that the Prussians are still in the camp. When the Austrians under General Field Marshal von Daun noticed that they were only guarding empty tents, the Prussian army was already on the way to Schweidnitz.
Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, has all the festivities at court ended, completely angry at the news that Friedrich has not yet been brought to his knees. Count Wallis brought her news from Paris that the French were sending 50,000 reinforcements. Wallis is sent to the Austrian camp under Marshal Daun for advice.
After being made aware of the famine and plundering of the Austrians by his subjects, Friedrich makes his way to Hubertuslust Palace, where he wants to spend the night as a guest of Baron Warkotsch . Baron Warkotsch plans with Count Wallis to kidnap the king that night. The plan can be prevented prematurely by Rittmeister Bonin, who overhears the two.
Soon after, Berlin was occupied by the Russian army. When Friedrich found out about this, he was devastated. The generals are already asking to leave, which Friedrich does not allow. He pulls himself up and gives his soldiers and generals courage again. They go to the next battle. After several stuck attacks on a majority of Austrian soldiers, he wins the battle with the help of General Zieten and his hussars.
Reviews
“Formally below average biography; In front of cheap backdrops, patriotic slogans are heard, and a few dozen extras go into a lame battle. A version of the film "Fridericus" (the showing of which was initially banned by the Allies after the war) which has been cleaned of obtrusive Nazi tendencies, which nevertheless still shortens the historical events in a one-sided way. "
Others
- The novel was filmed in 1922 with the title Fridericus Rex by Arzén von Cserépy , when Otto Fee took on the role of the Prussian King for the first time.
- For the ninth time, Otto Fee takes on the role of Friedrich II, which he played for the last time in 1942 in The Great King .
- In the mid-1950s they wanted to make another film with Otto Fee as Friedrich II. However, as Fee died and the project was abandoned, Fridericus was instead taken back to the cinemas under the title Der alten Fritz .
See also
literature
- Erwin Leiser: “Germany, awake!”. Propaganda in Third Reich film. Rowohlt, Reinbek 1978.
- Axel Marquardt, Heinz Rathsack: Prussia in the film. A retrospective of the Deutsche Kinemathek Foundation. Reinbek 1981.
- Eberhard Mertens (compilation and introduction): Film programs. Volume 6: The great Prussian films. II. Production 1932–1945. Olms, Hildesheim / New York 1981.
Web links
- Fridericus in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fridericus. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .