Yorck
This article is about the German film. For the ship, see SMS Yorck. For the general, see Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg.
| Yorck | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gustav Ucicky |
| Starring |
Werner Krauss Gustaf Gründgens Rudolf Forster |
Release dates | 23 December 1931 |
Running time | 102 min |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
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.
Cast
- Werner Krauss as General Yorck von Wartenberg
- Grete Mosheim as Barbara
- Rudolf Forster as King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia
- Gustaf Gründgens as Karl August Fürst von Hardenberg
- Lothar Müthel as General von Clausewitz
- Friedrich Kayßler as General Kleist von Nollendorf
- Raoul Aslan as General McDonald
- Hans Rehmann as Lt. Rüdiger Heyking
- Walter Janssen as Vicomte Noailles
- Günther Hadank as Seydlitz
- Theodor Loos as Roeder
- Paul Otto as Natzmer
- Otto Wallburg as Field Marshal Graf Diebitsch-Sabalkanskij
- Jakob Tiedtke as Krause
External links
- Yorck at the Internet Movie Database
- Yorck at Virtual History
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