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
Screenplay
Erwin Stranka
Director
Miroslav Kubišta
First Assistant Director
Vladimír Dvořák
Special Effects
Detlef Hertelt
Assistant Camera
Rudolf Mos
Unit Production Manager
Herbert Rother
Set Decoration
Emilie Kůtová
Costumer
Kurt Tauchmann
Makeup & Hair
Jaroslav Řeřicha
Production Manager
Ladislav Herz
Assistant Production Manager
Ursula Dathe-Brill
Choreographer
Erwin Stranka
Lyricist
Karel Kočí
Set Decoration
Ladislava Klusáčková
Assistant Editor
Dorothea Richter
Creative Producer
Erich Böbel
Assistant Director
Jochen Keller
Production Design
Renée Lavecká
Unit Production Manager
František Belfín
Conductor
Božena Došlá
Makeup & Hair
Jiří Kejř
Sound
Erwin Stranka
Story
Zuzana Folkertová
Clapper Loader
Jaroslav Česal
Set Decoration
Heinz Fröhlich
Unit Production Manager
Miloš Brož
Creative Producer
Christel Gräf
Dramaturgy
Jaroslav Chytrý
Set Decoration
Günter Schmidt
Costumer
Zdeněk Liška
Original Music Composer
Nita Romanečová
Costumer
Hans Mahlich
Production Manager
Jiří Šimon
Makeup & Hair
Klaus Wolter
Sound
Jaroslav Krška
Production Design
Otto Hanisch
Director of Photography
Jaromír Janáček
Editor