Fridericus Rex (German: Fridericus Rex - 1. Teil: Sturm und Drang) is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Arzén von Cserépy and starring Otto Gebühr, Albert Steinrück and Gertrud de Lalsky.

Fridericus Rex
Directed by	Arzén von Cserépy
Written by	Hans Behrendt Bobby E. Lüthge Arzén von Cserépy
Produced by	Arzén von Cserépy
Starring	Otto Gebühr Albert Steinrück Gertrud de Lalsky
Cinematography	Ernst Lüttgens Guido Seeber
Music by	Marc Roland
Production company	Cserépy Film
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	31 January 1922
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

It portrays the life of the eighteenth century monarch Frederick the Great. Immensely popular, it was followed by three sequels and launched the Prussian film as a major German genre during the Weimar era.^[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Dreier and Ernö Metzner. The film was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. Location filming took place at the Charlottenburg Palace and other sites around historic Brandenburg.