

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.
Director: Wolfgang Liebeneiner

Fürst Otto von Bismarck

Johanna von Bismarck

Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Geheimrat von Holstein

Vizekanzler von Boetticher

Graf von Waldersee
Graf zu Eulenburg

Herbert von Bismarck

Otto Heyden

Graf Schuwalow