The story of General Yorck von Wartenburg, a commander in the army of Prussian King Wilhelm, who defied the king's orders for the Prussian army to join Napoleon in his invason of Russia..


Is this for you? If you like your movies to feel like a dusty textbook coming to life with a budget for fancy coats, you might dig Yorck. If you need pacing that doesn't feel like a slow march across a frozen field, stay far away. This isn't exactly The Wild Party, if you catch my drift. It’s dense, quiet, and very, ve...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"Is this for you? If you like your movies to feel like a dusty textbook coming to life with a budget for fancy coats, you might dig Yorck. If you need pacing that doesn't feel like a slow march across a frozen field, stay far away. This isn't exactly The Wild Party, if you catch my drift. It’s dense, quiet, and very, very Prussian. The whole thing hangs on Werner Krauss. He plays the General with this look of constant, weary indigestion that actually works pretty well. He’s stuck between a King ..."
Hans Müller, Robert Liebmann, Arthur Pohl
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