bismark threatens to leap to his death

King Wilhelm Frederick and staff debate the merits of invading Hapsburg territory in 1866. Bismark throws a tantrum when it seems he wont get his way. Helmuth von Moltke is 'disgusted' by Bismark's theatrics and comments wryly that his tears are 'political'.

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Film & Animation

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• Bismark
• Prussia
• King Wilhem Frederick
• Fall of Eagles

[oliaiguambfigues76]

That's ludicrous, they depict Bismarck as if he was Adolf Hitler doing one of madman's rants. The iron chancellor was much more astute than that.

[kickhitlersass]

@oliaiguambfigues76 He might have been astute, but he was also petulant and childish.

[Bfdidc]

Theatrics or not, Bismarck was dead right in this scene. He was following the Clausewitzian dictum that war is the continuation of policy by other means. At this point Prussia had accomplished its policy objectives and a war of conquest would have possibly undone them (among other things, it's likely France would have intervened).

[ManilaSyndicate]

Heh, good scene. Bismarck and Moltke are some of the greatest luminaries in their respective professions.

[beowulf20062006]

Is this from Fall of Eagles? If so which episode?

[cirvine11]

Bismarck was indeed brilliant. However, his cold, inhumane, logic of power was the basis for the disasters of the 20th Century. It should give us all pause... and make us reflect on ourselves.

[Ahornblatt2000]

After Bismarck came one catastrophe after another!He left behind the most powerfull state in Europe with all possibilities open for the future and his successors spoiled it all!

Otto come back you're needed here in Europe nowadays more than ever

[Windsor1able]

@oliaiguambfigues76 he knew how to manipulate the kaiser to his will by threatening to resign or things like that!

[Weimar1924]

how can i get hold of this film in uk?

[samk1101]

Bismark was generous to Austria even though Austria had to cede Venice to Prussias' ally Italy. Bismark was not so generous to Hanover which he annexed completely and sent their King, George V packing. Likewise for Nassau, Hesse-Kassel and Frankfurt.

[fntime]

@oliaiguambfigues76 When did you meet him?

And why do you presume that Hitler did madman's rants?

You are absorbing 'truths' about historical characters

without first hand knowledge and in most cases with tenth

hand knowledge.

You might be right, but I think this show made Bismarck

interesting! Being very rational doesn't exclude you from

madness. As a matter of fact, the more rational the more

likely you will be 'mad'!