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 drawing of the comparison in print, in particular, because of the pessimistic mood that opens the film.
After a sergeant gives an unauthorised order, the king orders him simultaneously promoted and punished.
His decision to desert after this results in his death, because no disobedience is justified.
Goebbels declared that the parallels were not a matter of propaganda, but an obvious result of the parallels of history.
Goebbels also regarded it as instructive that current sufferings would be a source of strength.
Goebbels had some difficulty with the Army High Command over this film, because it depicted the king left in the lurch by his general.
He complained that the army felt that any depiction, however historical, reflected badly on them.
Hartapu
Hartapu was a late Hittite king who likely reigned in Tarhuntassa.
He is known from Hieroglyphic Luwian inscriptions from Kizildağ, Mount Karadağ, and Burunkaya near Aksaray.
Hartapu, who bore the titles Great king and Hero, states himself to be the son of another Great King and Hero named Mursili.
This Mursili likely is identical to the Hittite Great King Mursili III, better known under his birth name Urḫi-Teššub, who ruled the Hittite empire in 1272- 1267 BC before being dethroned by his uncle Hattusili III.
If Hartapu is the son of Mursili III, he may have succeeded his uncle Kurunta, the younger brother of Mursili III as king of Tarḫuntašša in the 2nd half of the 13th century BC.
Hartapu's use of royal titulation may have been similar to its use by to Kurunta, who also bore the titles Great King and Hero to demonstrate his right to the throne of Hattusa, still occupied by the descendants of the usurper Ḫattušili III.
Those descendants of Ḫattušili II were Tudhaliya IV during Kurunta's reign, and Suppiluliuma II during Hartapu's reign.
It is known that Suppiluliuma II, last known Great King of Hattusa and usurper from Hartapu's point of view, conquered Tarhuntassa during a military campaign.
This may have brought Hartapu's reign to an end.
Tarhuntassa may have been ruled by the great king of Hattusa again and collapsed together with the rest of the Hittite empire.
Tarhuntassa may have survived the collapse of the Hittite empire.
Possible evidence is given by a Hieroglyphic Luwian inscription from Karahöyük in south- central Anatolia.
In this an inscription dated to the( later?) 12th century BC, a certain Armanani informs about a visit of a great king named Ir- Teššub in the land POCULUM, at which event the great king gave control of three cities within the country of POCULUM to Armanani.
It is sure that Ir- Teššub was a Great King, but his country is unknown.
One hypothesis is that he was a Great King of Carchemish and successor of Kuzi-Teššub.
The other hypothesis is that he may in fact have been a Great King of Tarhuntassa.
This hypothesis is based on epigraphic similarities between the inscription from Karahöyük and the inscriptions of Hartapu.
This would imply that the royal line represented by Hartapu continued at least to the early Iron Age.
Kodi Ramakrishna
Kodi Ramakrishna( 23 July 1949 – 22 February 2019) was an Indian film director and writer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, and a few Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films.
One of the prolific film director in Telugu, Kodi Ramakrishna has directed a wide range of films, in a variety of genres such as drama films;" Intlo Ramayya Veedilo Krishnayya"( 1982)," Mangamma Gari Manavadu"( 1984)," Thalambralu"( 1986)," Aahuthi"( 1987)," Bharatamlo Bala Chandrudu"( 1988)," Station Master"( 1988)," Muddula Mavayya"( 1989)," Maa Aavida Collector"( 1996)," Pelli"( 1997), and" Dongaata"( 1997).
Other notable works of Rama Krishna are Social problem films; such as," Ankusham"( 1989)," 20va Shatabdam"( 1990)," Bharat Bandh"( 1991), and" Sathruvu"( 1991).
He directed Spy films; such as, Gudachari No.1( 1983), and" Gudachari 117"( 1989).
Ramakrishna has directed supernatural Fantasy films; such as," Ammoru"( 1995)," Devi"( 1999)," Devullu"( 2000)," Devi Putrudu"( 2001)," Anji"( 2004), and" Arundhati"( 2009) which won ten state Nandi Awards, and two Filmfare Awards South, and became the second highest grossing Telugu film for that year.
In 2012, he directed Industry Hits Managamma Gari Manavadu and Muddula Mavayya, he received the state Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for his contribution to Telugu cinema.
Wale Adebanwi
Wale Adebanwi( born 1969) is a Nigerian- born first Black Rhodes Professor at St Antony's College, Oxford.
Pilisthe Palukutha
Pilisthe Palukutha is a divine romantic film directed in Telugu by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by Sajjala Srinivas.
Music and background score by M.M. Keeravani.
The film stars Jai Akash, Shamita Shetty, Vijay Chandar, Chandra Mohan, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam& Sunil.
The film was released under the banner of Radha Chitra on 3 January 2003.
Henry Moore (cricketer)
Henry Walter Moore( 1849 – 20 August 1916) was an English- born first- class cricketer who spent most of his life in New Zealand.
Rumbi Katedza
Rumbi Katedza is a Zimbabwean Film Producer and Director who was born on 17 January 1974.
Hassan Zee
Hassan Zee is a Pakistani- American film director who was born in Chakwal, Pakistan.
Hartley Lobban
Hartley W Lobban (9 May 1926 – 15 October 2004) was a Jamaican-born first-class cricketer who played 17 matches for Worcestershire in the early 1950s.
Veit Harlan
Veit Harlan( 22 September 1899 – 13 April 1964) was a German film director and actor.
Harlan reached the highpoint of his career as a director under the Nazi era, especially his antisemitic film" Jud Süß"( 1940) makes him controversial.
While viewed critically for his ideologies, a number of critics consider him a capable director, on the grounds of such work as his" Opfergang"( 1944).

Question: Which film has the director who was born first, Pilisthe Palukutha or The Great King?
Answer: The Great King