Bismarck (film)
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| Bismarck | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Wolfgang Liebeneiner |
| Produced by |
Heinrich Jonen (executive producer) Willi Wiesner (executive producer) |
| Written by |
Rolf Lauckner Wolfgang Liebeneiner |
| Starring | See below |
| Music by | Norbert Schultze |
| Cinematography | Bruno Mondi |
| Editing by | Walter von Bonhorst |
| Release dates | 1940 |
| Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Language | German |
Bismarck is a 1940 German historical film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Paul Hartmann, Friedrich Kayßler and Lil Dagover.[1]
Plot summary
The film depicts the life of the Prussian statesman Otto Von Bismarck, a German nationalist who withstands parliament to act for the people, a lonely genius.
The wars of the era are depicted as being the handiwork of one great man; the Battle of Königgrätz is shown as solely the work of General Moltke, with no soldiers to be seen.[2]
Brought out in the wake of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, it depicts Bismarck as saying that the Russian alliance will safeguard the Prussians in the east.[3]
Cast
- Paul Hartmann as Otto von Bismarck
- Friedrich Kayßler as König Wilhelm I
- Lil Dagover as Kaiserin Eugénie
- Käthe Haack as Johanna von Bismarck
- Maria Koppenhöfer as Königin Augusta
- Walter Franck as Kaiser Napoleon III
- Ruth Hellberg as Kronprinzessin Victoria
- Werner Hinz as Kronprinz Friedrich
- Margret Militzer as Komtess Marie von Bismarck
- Karl Schönböck as Kaiser Franz Joseph
- Günther Hadank as Minister Moltke
- Hellmuth Bergmann as Minister von Roon
- Karl Haubenreißer as Dr. Rudolf Virchow
- Otto Gebühr as König von Sachsen
- Jaspar von Oertzen as Prinz Friedrich Karl
- Harald Paulsen as Benedetti
- Karl Meixner as Loewe
- Hans Junkermann as Generalfeldmarschall Wrangel
- Otto Graf as Herr von Keudell
- Franz Schafheitlin as Fürst Metternich
- Bruno Hübner as Graf Rechberg
- Paul Hoffmann as Graf von Blome
- Otto Stoeckel as Ministerpräsident Beust
- Otto Below as Lothar Bucher
- Eduard von Winterstein as General von Manstein
- Karl Fochler as Graf Karolyi
- Wilhelm P. Krüger as Lakai Kuhn
Soundtrack
References
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/25976
- ↑ Erwin Leiser, Nazi Cinema p106-7 ISBN 0-02-570230-0
- ↑ Erwin Leiser, Nazi Cinema p43 ISBN 0-02-570230-0
External links
- Bismarck at the Internet Movie Database
- Bismarck is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
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