Yorck (1931)
1h 43m
Running Time
December 23, 1931Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Details.
Release DateDecember 23, 1931
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
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Wiki.
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.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam and on location around Berlin.