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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The Dismissal Cast
Name |
Character |
Paul Hoffmann
He was 40, 88 years old when he died
|
as Graf Waldersee |
Herbert Hübner
He was 53, 82 years old when he died
|
as Generaladjutant von Hahnke |
Werner Hinz
He was 39, 82 years old when he died
|
as Kaiser Wilhelm II. |
O.E. Hasse
He was 39, 75 years old when he died
|
as von Heyden |
Emil Jannings
He was 58, 65 years old when he died
|
as Fürst Bismarck |
Paul Bildt
He was 57, 82 years old when he died
|
as von Bötticher |
Karl Ludwig Diehl
He was 46, 61 years old when he died
|
as Kaiser Friedrich III. |
Heinrich Schroth
He was 71, 73 years old when he died
|
as General von Caprivi |
Rudolf Blümner
He was 69, 72 years old when he died
|
as Chef des Zivilkabinetts von Lucanus |
Margarete Schön
She was 47, 90 years old when she died
|
as Fürstin Johanna Bismarck |
Werner Krauss
He was 58, 75 years old when he died
|
as Geheimrat von Holstein |
Werner Pledath
He was 44, 67 years old when he died
|
as Pinnow |
Otto Graf
He was 45, 80 years old when he died
|
as Graf Eulenburg |
Franz Schafheitlin
He was 47, 84 years old when he died
|
as Botschafter Graf Schuwalow |
Fritz Kampers
He was 51, 59 years old when he died
|
as Dr. Ernst Schweninger |
Theodor Loos
He was 59, 71 years old when he died
|
as Kaiser Wilhelm I. |
The Dismissal Crew