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
Kristina Söderbaum
Gustav Fröhlich
Hans Nielsen
Hilde Körber
Paul Wegener
Otto Wernicke
Harry Hardt
Hans Hermann Schaufuß
Claus Clausen
Klaus Detlef Sierck
Paul Henckels
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
Franz Schafheitlin
Kurt Meisel