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Yorck
Yorck
Directed by	Gustav Ucicky
Written by	Robert Liebmann; Hans Müller; Arthur Pohl ;
Produced by	Ernst Hugo Correll
Starring	Werner Krauss; Gustaf Gründgens; Rudolf Forster;
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

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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.

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.

Main cast

Werner Krauss as General Yorck von Wartenberg
Grete Mosheim as Barbara
Rudolf Forster as King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia
Gustaf Gründgens as Karl August Fürst von Hardenberg
Lothar Müthel as General von Clausewitz
Friedrich Kayßler as General Kleist von Nollendorf
Raoul Aslan as General McDonald
Hans Rehmann as Lt. Rüdiger Heyking
Walter Janssen as Vicomte Noailles
Günther Hadank as Florian von Seydlitz
Theodor Loos as Roeder
Paul Otto as Natzmer
Otto Wallburg as Field Marshal Count Diebitsch-Sabalkanskij
Jakob Tiedtke as Krause

References

^ Noack p.59

Bibliography

Noack, Frank. Veit Harlan: The Life and Work of a Nazi Filmmaker. University Press of Kentucky, 2016.

External links

Yorck at IMDb
Yorck at Virtual History

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[1] Noack p.59

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 '''''Yorck''''' is a 1931 [[Cinema of Germany|German]] [[war film]] directed by [[Gustav Ucicky]] and starring [[Werner Krauss]], [[Grete Mosheim]] and [[Rudolf Forster]].<ref>Noack p.59</ref> 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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 * [[Hans Rehmann]] as Lt. Rüdiger Heyking
 * [[Walter Janssen]] as Vicomte Noailles
-* [[Günther Hadank]] as Seydlitz
+* [[Günther Hadank]] as Florian von Seydlitz
-* [[Theodor Loos]] as Roeder
+* [[Theodor Loos]] as [[Friedrich Erhard von Röder|Roeder]]
 * [[Paul Otto]] as Natzmer
-* [[Otto Wallburg]] as Field Marshal [[Hans Karl von Diebitsch|Graf Diebitsch-Sabalkanskij]]
+* [[Otto Wallburg]] as  [[Hans Karl von Diebitsch|Field Marshal Count Diebitsch-Sabalkanskij]]
 * [[Jakob Tiedtke]] as Krause
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 ==External links==
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 *[http://www.virtual-history.com/movie/film/3753/yorck Yorck] at Virtual History
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