The Dismissal (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.
Director: Wolfgang Liebeneiner
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Emil Jannings as Fürst Otto von Bismarck |
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Margarete Schön as Johanna von Bismarck |
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Werner Hinz as Kaiser Wilhelm II. |
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Werner Krauss as Geheimrat von Holstein |
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Paul Bildt as Vizekanzler von Boetticher |
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Paul Hoffmann as Graf von Waldersee |
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Otto Graf as Graf zu Eulenburg |
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Christian Kayßler as Herbert von Bismarck |
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O.E. Hasse as Otto Heyden |
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Franz Schafheitlin as Graf Schuwalow |
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Fritz Kampers as Dr. Ernst Schweninger |
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Theodor Loos as Kaiser Wilhelm I. |
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Karl Ludwig Diehl as Kaiser Friedrich III. |
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Walther Suessenguth as Zar Alexander III. |
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Herbert Hübner as Generaladjutant von Hahnke |
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Rudolf Blümner as Chef des Zivilkabinetts von Lucanus |
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Friedrich Maurer as August Bebel |
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Heinrich Schroth as General von Caprivi |
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Josef Peterhans as von Lucius |
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Werner Pledath as Kammerdiener Pinnow |
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Emil Heß as Großfürst Wladimir |
| Directing | Wolfgang Liebeneiner | Director |
| Writing | Curt J. Braun | Writer |
| Writing | Felix von Eckardt | Writer |
| Sound | Herbert Windt | Music |
| Editing | Martha Dübber | Editor |
| Production | Emil Jannings | Producer |
| Camera | Fritz Arno Wagner | Director of Photography |