Bismarck (1940)

Directed by

Wolfgang Liebeneiner

Genre

drama film, propaganda film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 56m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows Otto von Bismarck as a German nationalist and solitary political genius. It shows him standing up to the Reichstag to act on behalf of the people.

statelyearnestpatrioticdeliberategrandiosehistoricalseriousinspirational

What happens

Bismarck is a 1940 German historical film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Paul Hartmann, Friedrich Kayßler, and Lil Dagover. This film depicts the life of the Prussian statesman Otto von Bismarck, a German nationalist and lonely genius who withstands the Reichstag to act on behalf of the people. It was followed by a sequel Die Entlassung in 1942, with Emil Jannings taking over the title role. The film was made at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin by Tobis Film one of the leading German companies of the era. It was shot at a variety of locations involving several related to the historic events of film including in Berlin, Vienna, Bad Gastein and Babelsberg Palace. Plau am See in Mecklenburg was also used for shooting. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Machus and Erich Zander. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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