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The Great King
The Great King () is a 1942 German drama film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Otto Gebühr. It depicts the life of Frederick the Great, who ruled Prussia from 1740 to 1786. It received the rare "Film of the Nation" distinction. It was part of a popular cycle of "Prussian films".
The film is a depiction of the Führerprinzip, with the analogy to Adolf Hitler being so clear that Hitler sent a print to Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Goebbels warned against the
D.C. Board of Regents
- From 2007: Scholar Rescue Fund, Institute of International Education - New York
- From Oct. 2005: National Gallery of Fine Arts - Amman, Jordan
- From Oct. 1997: National Swimming Federation - Jordan (Honorary Chairperson)
Honors and awards.
National honors:
- May 2012 – Independence Medal of the First Order, presented by HM King Abdullah II in recognition of the great work accomplished by the King Hussein Cancer Foundation and Center
- Sep. 2008 – Humanitarian Award presented