''Bismarck'' is a 1925 German silent

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...

directed by and starring

Franz Ludwig Franz Ludwig (1876–1927) was a German stage and film actor.Kasten p. 327 He became known for his portrayals of the German Chancellor Otto Von Bismarck. Selected filmography * '' Bismarck'' (1914) * '' Bismarck'' (1925) * ''Bismarck 1862–18 ...

Erna Morena Erna Morena (born Ernestine Maria Fuchs, 24 April 1885 – 20 July 1962) was a German film actress, film producer, and screenwriter of the silent era. She appeared in 104 films between 1913 and 1951. Biography Ernestine Maria Fuchs was born in ...

, and

Robert Leffler Robert Leffler (9 January 1866 – 15 March 1940) was a German actor, film director and opera singer (bass). Selected filmography * '' The Haunted Castle'' (1921) * ''The Fear of Women'' (1921) * '' Rose of the Asphalt Streets'' (1922) * ''A D ...

. It portrays the life of the nineteenth century German

Chancellor Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the or lattice work screens of a basilica or law cou ...

Otto Von Bismarck Otto, Prince of Bismarck, Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen, Duke of Lauenburg (, ; 1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898), born Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck, was a conservative German statesman and diplomat. From his origins in the upper class of J ...

. It was part of a popular trend of

Prussian films Prussian films were a cycle of historical films made in Germany during the Weimar (1918–1933) and Nazi (1933–1945) eras noted for their general glorification of Prussian history and its military. The films are set during the eighteenth and nin ...

released in Germany after the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. It was followed by a second film, also starring Ludwig, in 1927. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Robert Neppach Robert Neppach (2 March 1890 – 18 August 1939) was an Austrian architect, film producer and art director. Neppach worked from 1919 in the German film industry. He oversaw the art direction of over 80 films during his career, including F.W. Mur ...

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* 1925 films 1920s historical films 1920s biographical films German historical films German biographical films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Ernst Wendt German silent feature films Films set in the 19th century Films set in Prussia Cultural depictions of Otto von Bismarck German black-and-white films Prussian films 1920s German films {{historic-film-stub