The Old Fritz

The Old Fritz
German film poster
GermanDer alte Fritz
Directed byGerhard Lamprecht
Written by
Produced byGerhard Lamprecht
Starring
CinematographyKarl Hasselmann
Music byArtur Guttmann
Production
company
Gerhard Lamprecht Filmproduktion
Distributed byNational Film
Release dates
  • 20 January 1928 (1928-01-20) (Part I)
  • 28 January 1928 (1928-01-28) (Part II)
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

The Old Fritz (German: Der alte Fritz) is a 1928 German silent historical drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Otto Gebühr, Julia Serda and Bertold Reissig.[1] Part of the cycle of Prussian Films, it was released in two parts. Gebühr played the role of Frederick the Great on many occasions during the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany.

The film's art direction was by Otto Moldenhauer.

  1. ^ Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002. p. 15.