''The Old Fritz'' (German: ''Der alte Fritz'') is a 1928 German silent

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film directed by

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and starring

Otto Gebühr Otto Gebühr (29 May 1877 – 13 March 1954) was a German theatre and film actor, who appeared in 102 films released between 1917 and 1954. He is noted for his performance as the Prussian king Frederick the Great in numerous films. Early li ...

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and Bertold Reissig.Klossner, Michael. ''The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000''.

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, 2002. p. 15. Part of the cycle of

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, it was released in two parts. Gebühr played the role of

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on many occasions during the

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and

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. The film's

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was by Otto Moldenhauer.

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* * 1920s historical films German historical films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Gerhard Lamprecht German silent feature films Films set in the 1760s Films set in the 1770s Films set in the 1780s Prussian films National Film films German black-and-white films Films released in separate parts 1920s German films Films scored by Artur Guttmann {{1920s-Germany-silent-film-stub