Die Entlassung
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Die Entlassung 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 honourary 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).
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Wolfgang Georg Louis Liebeneiner was a German actor, film director and theater director.He was born in Liebau in Prussian Silesia. In 1928, he was taught by Otto Falckenberg, the director of the Munich Kammerspiele, in acting and directing...
about the dismissal of Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck
Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg , simply known as Otto von Bismarck, was a Prussian-German statesman whose actions unified Germany, made it a major player in world affairs, and created a balance of power that kept Europe at peace after 1871.As Minister President of...
. It was one of only four films to receive the honourary distinction "Film of the Nation" ("Film der Nation") by the Reich Propaganda Ministry Censorship Office.
The success of the 1940 film Bismarck
Bismarck (film)
Bismarck is a 1940 German historical film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Paul Hartmann, Friedrich Kayßler and Lil Dagover.- Plot summary :...
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).
Plot summary
The film shows Bismarck being dismissed by Wilheim II and the dilenettes who surround him. An unscrupulous schemer plays on the king's desire to lead and so persuades him to the dismissal. This results in a disastrous two-front war by destroying Bismarck's treaty with Russia and leaving him to lament with the question of who would complete his work.Cast
- Emil JanningsEmil JanningsEmil Jannings was a German actor. He was not only the first actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, but also the first person to be presented an Oscar...
as Fürst Bismarck - Margarete SchönMargarete SchönMargarete Schön was a German stage and film actress whose career spanned nearly fifty years. She is possibly best recalled internationally for her role as Kriemhild in director Fritz Lang's 1924 series of two silent fantasy films Die Nibelungen - Die Nibelungen: Siegfried and Nibelungen:...
as Fürstin Johanna Bismarck - Christian Kayßler as Graf Herbert Bismarck
- Theodor LoosTheodor LoosTheodor August Konrad Loos was a German actor.The son of a watchmaker and instruments manufacturer, he left secondary school prematurely and worked for three years at an export firm for music instruments in Leipzig, and after that for his uncle, an art dealer in Berlin...
as Kaiser Wilhelm I - Karl Ludwig DiehlKarl Ludwig DiehlKarl Ludwig Diehl was a German film actor. He appeared in 66 films between 1924 and 1957.-Selected filmography:* The Squeaker * Rasputin, Dämon der Frauen * On Secret Service...
as Kaiser Friederich III. - Hildegard Grethe as Kaiserin Friedrich
- Werner HinzWerner HinzWerner Hinz was a German film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1935 and 1984.-Selected filmography:* Die Buntkarierten * No Greater Love * The Last Witness...
as Kaiser Wilhelm II - Werner KraussWerner KraussWerner Johannes Krauss was a German stage and film actor.-Early life:Krauss was born at the parsonage of Gestungshausen in Upper Franconia, where his grandfather was Protestant pastor. He spent his childhood in Breslau and from 1901 attended the teacher's college at Kreuzburg...
as Geheimrat von Holstein - Otto Graf as Graf Eulenburg
- Paul HoffmannPaul HoffmannPaul Jacob Christopher Hoffmann born 14 January 1970, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, is an Australian cricketer who has played for the cricket teams of Scotland...
as Graf Waldersee - Paul BildtPaul BildtPaul Hermann Bildt was a German film actor. He appeared in over 180 films between 1910 and 1956. He was born and died in Berlin, Germany.- Selected filmography :* Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs...
as Minister von Bötticher - Walther Süssenguth as Zar Alexander
- Franz SchafheitlinFranz SchafheitlinFranz Schafheitlin was a German film actor. He appeared in over 160 films between 1927 and 1974.He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in Bavaria, Germany.-Selected filmography:* The Sorceror...
as Botschafter Graf Schuwalow - Herbert HübnerHerbert HübnerHerbert Hübner was a German film actor. He appeared in over 150 films between 1921 and 1966.He was born in Breslau, Germany and died in Munich, Germany.-Selected filmography:...
as Generaladjutant von Hahnke - Rudolf Blümner as Chef des Zivilkabinetts von Lucanus
- Fritz KampersFritz KampersFritz Kampers was a German film actor. He appeared in 261 films between 1913 and 1950.-Selected filmography:* Westfront 1918 * Dreyfus * Die Bräutigamswitwe * Kameradschaft...
as Professor Dr. Schwenninger - Emil Heß as Grossfürst Wladimir
- Heinrich SchrothHeinrich SchrothHeinrich Schroth was a German stage and film actor.-Career:Born Heinrich August Franz Schroth in Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Schroth made his acting debut at the Sigmaringen Royal Theatre in 1890. In 1894 he went to the Municipal Theatre in Augsburg, in 1896 to Mainz and in 1897 to...
as General von Caprivi