The Dismissal (1942)
1h 49m
Running Time
September 15, 1942Release Date
The Dismissal (1942)
1h 49m
Running Time
September 15, 1942Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Emil Jannings
Fürst Bismarck
Werner Hinz
Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Margarete Schön
Fürstin Johanna Bismarck
Werner Krauß
Geheimrat von Holstein
Christian Kayßler
Graf Herbert Bismarck
Paul Bildt
Vizekanzler von Boetticher
Theodor Loos
Kaiser Wilhelm I.
Paul Hoffmann
Graf von Waldersee
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Director
Otto Graf
Graf zu Eulenburg
Alexander Lernet-Holenia
Writer
Curt J. Braun
Writer
O.E. Hasse
Otto Heyden
Felix von Eckardt
Writer
Franz Schafheitlin
Graf Schuwalow
Herbert Windt
Composer
Details.
Release DateSeptember 15, 1942
Original NameDie Entlassung
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
Genres
Wiki.
Die Entlassung (English title: The Dismissal) is a 1942 German film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner about the dismissal of Otto von Bismarck. It was one of only four films to receive the honorary distinction "Film of the Nation" ("Film der Nation") by the Reich Propaganda Ministry Censorship Office.The success of the 1940 film Bismarck led to this film as a sequel.The film is also known as Bismarck's Dismissal in the United Kingdom, Schicksalswende (West German rerun title) and Wilhelm II. und Bismarck (new West German title).