Fridericus

{{Short description|1937 film}}

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| director = Johannes Meyer

| producer = Hanns Otto

| writer = {{ubl|Walter von Molo (novel)|Erich Kröhnke}}

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| starring = {{ubl|Otto Gebühr|Hilde Körber|Lil Dagover}}

| music = Marc Roland

| cinematography = Bruno Mondi

| editing = Fritz C. Mauch

| studio = Diana-Tonfilm

| distributor = {{ubl|Neue Deutsch Lichtspiel-Syndikat Verleih|Tobis Film}}

| released = {{film date|1937|2|8|df=y}}

| runtime = 97 minutes

| country = Germany

| language = German

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Fridericus is a 1937 German historical film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Otto Gebühr, Hilde Körber and Lil Dagover.{{Cite web |date=2009-02-07 |title=BFI {{!}} Film & TV Database {{!}} FRIDERICUS (1936) |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/62067 |access-date=2024-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207035746/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/62067 |archive-date=2009-02-07 }} It is based on the life of Frederick II of Prussia.Waldman p. 208 It was part of the popular cycle of Prussian films and was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin and on location in Brandenburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle.