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1942 · 109 mins · German
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Directed by
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Starring
Emil Jannings, O.E. Hasse, Theodor Loos, Paul Hoffmann, Franz Schafheitlin, Rudolf Blümner

German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck swears allegiance to the ailing Emperor Wilhelm I, promising loyalty to his grandson. As Wilhelm II assumes power, the generational and ideological gap between the young Kaiser and the aging Bismarck widens, signaling the decline of an era.

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