Yorck is a 1931 German war film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Werner Krauss, Grete Mosheim and Rudolf Forster.[1] 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.
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Directed by | Gustav Ucicky |
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Produced by | Ernst Hugo Correll |
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Cinematography | Carl Hoffmann |
Edited by | Eduard von Borsody |
Music by | Werner Schmidt-Boelcke |
Production company | UFA |
Distributed by | UFA |
Release date | 23 December 1931 |
Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
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.
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