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The Hymn of Leuthen

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The Hymn of Leuthen
German film poster
GermanDer Choral von Leuthen
Directed byCarl Froelich
Arzén von Cserépy
Written by
Based onFridericus by Walter von Molo
Produced byCarl Froelich
Starring
CinematographyFranz Planer
Hugo von Kaweczynski
Edited byOswald Hafenrichter
Gustav Lohse
Music byMarc Roland
Production
company
Carl Froelich-Film
Distributed byUfa Film Company (US)
Release date
  • 3 February 1933 (1933-02-03)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

The Hymn of Leuthen (German: Der Choral von Leuthen) is a 1933 German film depicting Frederick the Great, directed by Carl Froelich starring Otto Gebühr, Olga Chekhova and Elga Brink. It was part of the cycle of nostalgic Prussian films popular during the Weimar and Nazi eras. The title refers to the 1757 Battle of Leuthen.

The film was loosely based on the novel Fridericus by Walter von Molo. It presented Frederick as an inspired leader.[1] It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter.

Cast

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Production

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Johannes Brandt and Ilse Spath-Baron wrote a screenplay based on an idea by Friedrich Pflughaupt, who was loosely adapting the themes of Walter von Molo's Fridericus.[2] The music was composed by Marc Roland.[3]

Release

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The film was approved by the censors on 30 January 1933, and premiered on 3 February.[2] It premiered four days after Adolf Hitler became chancellor of the Reich.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Kracauer, Siegfried (1947). From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film. Princeton University Press. pp. 266–267. doi:10.2307/j.ctvc77cxj. ISBN 0691191344. JSTOR j.ctvc77cxj. S2CID 241186311.
  2. ^ a b Welch 1983, pp. 272.
  3. ^ Waldman 2008, p. 131.
  4. ^ Leiser, Erwin (1975). Nazi Cinema. Macmillan. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-02-570230-1.

Works cited

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Bibliography

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  • Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1933. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
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