- Country: West Germany
- Genres: Action, Drama, Romance
- Release: 1956-02-04
- Director: George Hurdalek
- Writers: Franz Adam Beyerlein , Carl Heinz Jarosy , Kurt Heuser , George Hurdalek
- Language: German
- Stars: Johanna Matz , Jan Hendriks , Friedrich Domin , Paul Hartmann , O.E. Hasse , Maria Wimmer , Harry Meyen , Rudolf Fernau , Max Eckard , Herbert Hübner
- Runtime: 94 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Zapfenstreich (Austria) , Zapfenstreich , The Sergeant's Daughter (United States of America) , Der große Zapfenstreich , Der große Zapfenstreich
- Plot: In 1914, Klare Volkhardt lives with her father, a cavalry sergeant, at a German army post. She is engaged to Fritz Helbig, a solder away on a training exercise. She falls in love with Lieutenant Christian von Lauffen and, since army regulations and social differences prohibit an open romance, they meet secretly. Helbig learns of the romance, barges into von Lauffen's quarters, and discovers Klare there. A fight ensues and Helbig is tried at a court-martial for striking an officer. At his trial, he is sentenced to prison, even after von Lauffen demands to take the blame for the incident. War breaks out, Helbrig is pardoned, and von Lauffen gallops off to front line battle, with Klare praying for his safe return.
- IMDB:tt0044677
Der große Zapfenstreich Cast · · · ALL
George Hurdalek
Director
Johanna Matz
Kläre Volkhardt
Jan Hendriks
Leutnant Christian von Lauffen
O.E. Hasse
Rittmeister Graf Ledenburg
Harry Meyen
Leutnant Robert Kroidt
Maria Wimmer
Madeleine, Baronin Hügener
Rudolf Fernau
Baron Hügener, Rittergutsbesitzer
Wolfgang Büttner
Vizewachtmeister Queiss
Franz Muxeneder
Ulan Graboviak, Bursche bei Lt. von Lauffen
Paul Hartmann
Freiherr von Lauffen
Helmut Oeser
Charles Regnier