King Frederick II (aka "Frederick the Great") of Prussia is engaged in a major battle against the Austrian army at Kunersdorf, and things aren't going well. The Austrians are inflicting major casualties, and his army is beginning to crumble. Defeat seems inevitable when a combination of events gives him hope that he may pull victory from the jaws of defeat after all.

• Tobis Filmkunst
• Otto Gebühr
• Kristina Söderbaum
• Gustav Fröhlich
• Hans Nielsen
• Hilde Körber
• Paul Wegener
• Otto Wernicke
• Harry Hardt