Yorck (1931)
The story of General Yorck von Wartenburg, a commander in the army of Prussian King Wilhelm, who defied the king's orders for the Prussian army to join Napoleon in his invason of Russia.
- Date of release
- 1931-12-23
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Director
- Gustav Ucicky
Casting
- Werner Krauss — General Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg
- Rudolf Forster — König Friedrich Wilhelm III.
- Grete Mosheim — Barbara von Wartenburg, Yorcks Tochter
- Gustaf Gründgens — Karl August Fürst von Hardenberg
- Lothar Müthel — General von Clausewitz
- Friedrich Kayssler — General Kleist von Nollendorff
- Raoul Aslan — Marschall MacDonald
- Hans Rehmann — Leutnant Rüdiger Heyking
- Walter Janssen — Vicomte Noailles
- Günther Hadank — Seydlitz, Yorcks Adjutant
- Theodor Loos — Roeder, Flügeladjutant des Königs
- Paul Otto — Flügeladjutant des Königs
Interesting facts
Yorck is a 1931 German war film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Werner Krauss, Grete Mosheim and Rudolf Forster. It portrays the life of the Prussian General Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg, particularly his refusal to serve in Napoleon's army during the French Invasion of Russia in 1812. It was a Prussian film, one of a cycle of films made during the era that focused on Prussian history.
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