The Dismissal

The Dismissal

109 mins | Drama, History | Sept. 15, 1942

German chancellor Otto von Bismarck promises the dying emperor Wilhelm I. to be loyal to his grandson. But the gap between young Kaiser Wilhelm II. and old Bismarck is rapidly widening. It soon appears that an era is coming to an end.

The Dismissal

109 mins | Drama, History | Sept. 15, 1942

The Dismissal
German chancellor Otto von Bismarck promises the dying emperor Wilhelm I. to be loyal to his grandson. But the gap between young Kaiser Wilhelm II. and old Bismarck is rapidly widening. It soon appears that an era is coming to an end.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Tobis Filmkunst
Original title Die Entlassung
Directors Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Writers Felix von Eckardt, Curt J. Braun

Cast

Emil Jannings

as Fürst Otto von Bismarck

Margarete Schön

as Johanna von Bismarck

Werner Hinz

as Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Werner Krauß

as Geheimrat von Holstein

Paul Bildt

as Vizekanzler von Boetticher

Paul Hoffmann

as Graf von Waldersee

Otto Graf

as Graf zu Eulenburg

Christian Kayßler

as Herbert von Bismarck

O.E. Hasse

as Otto Heyden

Franz Schafheitlin

as Graf Schuwalow

Fritz Kampers

as Dr. Ernst Schweninger

Theodor Loos

as Kaiser Wilhelm I.

Karl Ludwig Diehl

as Kaiser Friedrich III.

Walther Suessenguth

as Zar Alexander III.

Herbert Hübner

as Generaladjutant von Hahnke

Rudolf Blümner

as Chef des Zivilkabinetts von Lucanus

Friedrich Maurer

as August Bebel

Heinrich Schroth

as General von Caprivi

Josef Peterhans

as von Lucius

Werner Pledath

as Kammerdiener Pinnow

Emil Heß

as Großfürst Wladimir