Die Entlassung

Die Entlassung English title The Dismissal is a 1942 German film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner about the dismissal of Otto von Bismarck. It was one of only four films to receive the honorary distinction Film of the Nation Film der Nation by the Reich Propaganda Ministry Censorship Office.

The film shows Bismarck being dismissed by Wilhelm II of Germany and the dilettantes who surround him. An unscrupulous schemer plays on the kings desire to lead and so persuades him to the dismissal. This results in a disastrous twofront war by destroying Bismarcks treaty with Russia and leaving him to lament with the question of who would complete his work.Much emphasis was laid on Bismarcks notion of Greater Germany. His failure was depicted as leading to Versailles. ........

Source: Wikipedia