
TheideatomakeafilmaboutBismarck'sdownfallisarathercuriousonebecausethefilmshowsaroundtheclockthatBismarck(EmilJannings)triestopreservepeaceandavoidawaragainstFranceandRussiaontwofrontswhiletheunlikeable,youngandarrogantemperorWilhelmII.(WernerHinz)doesn'tcareandfinallygetsridofBismarck.<br/> Thefilmnotonlyfitsbadlyinthepoliticalclimate,italsoismostlyfreeofoverlyaggressivepropagandasaveforachillingspeechintheparliamentaswellastheendingwhereBismarckponderswhowillcontinuehiswork(insertHitlerhere).Withthesescenesremovedwegetareasonablyentertaining,dramaticandharmlesspictureandthat'swhatwasdoneafterthewarandshownunderthetitleSchicksalswende.HilariouslythecommercialtapeusesthistitlebutshowstheuncutversionwhiletheDVDusestheoriginaltitlebutshowsthecutversion.





