The Stolen Battle
96 mins
In 1757, the second year of the Seven Years' War, Frederick II the Great stands at the gates of Prague. He has been trying to take the city for weeks, as the enemy commander Duke Charles of Lorraine is inside. Frederick has just defeated him, but the tide could soon turn against the Prussians, as new Austrian troops are approaching. None other than the famous master thief Andreas Christian Käsebier is to sneak into Prague to open the gates from the inside. As a reward, the king promises him freedom. Käsebier accepts the offer because he is tempted to steal an entire city. But by chance, Käsebier learns that the king wants to betray him. After a successful battle, he is put back behind bars for life. This doesn't suit the master thief at all, especially as he has just fallen in love with Katka in Prague.
Erwin Stranka
Director
Erwin Stranka
Screenplay
Miroslav Kubišta
First Assistant Director
Erich Böbel
Assistant Director
Erwin Stranka
Story
Christel Gräf
Dramaturgy
Detlef Hertelt
Assistant Camera
Jaroslav Krška
Production Design
Jochen Keller
Production Design
Jaroslav Česal
Set Decoration
Jaroslav Chytrý
Set Decoration
Karel Kočí
Set Decoration
Herbert Rother
Set Decoration
Günter Schmidt
Costumer
Emilie Kůtová
Costumer
Nita Romanečová
Costumer
Jiří Šimon
Makeup & Hair
Kurt Tauchmann
Makeup & Hair
Božena Došlá
Makeup & Hair
Ladislava Klusáčková
Assistant Editor
Jiří Kejř
Sound
Klaus Wolter
Sound
Vladimír Dvořák
Special Effects
Jaroslav Řeřicha
Production Manager
Hans Mahlich
Production Manager
Heinz Fröhlich
Unit Production Manager
Rudolf Mos
Unit Production Manager
Renée Lavecká
Unit Production Manager
Ladislav Herz
Assistant Production Manager
Zuzana Folkertová
Clapper Loader
Zdeněk Liška
Original Music Composer
František Belfín
Conductor
Ursula Dathe-Brill
Choreographer
Erwin Stranka
Lyricist
Miloš Brož
Creative Producer
Dorothea Richter
Creative Producer
Otto Hanisch
Director of Photography
Jaromír Janáček
Editor