1 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:46,750 During the war of 1870, 2 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:51,270 the claws of the Prussian eagle sank Deep in France's soft belly, 3 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:54,230 and left her weak and divided. 4 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:59,790 Crushed by the cruel German war machine, Napoleon III fled to England 5 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:02,630 and France proclaimed its Third Republic. 6 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:12,590 The strong shadow of supremacy Prussianism in Europe lengthened, 7 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:18,110 and was reinforced by his vigorous and growing industrial development. 8 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:27,990 Allowed Bismarck to carry out his dream of a German Empire, 9 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:33,830 in which all the ancient principalities were united under the House of Hohenzollern. 10 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:40,790 In 1879, the new and confident Germany 11 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:43,950 was bound by treaty to his former rival and neighbor, 12 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:46,390 the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 13 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:48,430 ruled by the House of Habsburg. 14 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:55,110 At the same time, these two powerful forces 15 00:01:55,200 --> 00:02:00,030 they were allies of the imperious and autocratic Romanov dynasty of Russia. 16 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,110 Hohenzollern, Habsburgs and Romanovs, 17 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,150 united in a league of emperors. 18 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:10,510 These royal monarchs were: 19 00:02:11,640 --> 00:02:13,590 Tsar Alexander of Russia. 20 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:19,990 Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria. 21 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:27,310 And Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany. 22 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:30,470 1887. 23 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:32,510 The Hohenzollerns reign supreme. 24 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:36,660 Living in silence with their surviving children, 25 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:40,460 the crown prince and the princess were excluded from power and politics 26 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:42,510 by Bismarck and the Emperor. 27 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:47,310 His eldest son, Prince William, 28 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:49,630 increasingly at odds with his parents, 29 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:53,670 married Princess Victoria from Schleswig-Holstein-Augustenburg, 30 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:55,710 familiarly known as Dona. 31 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:01,110 What do you think of this photo of the Tsar? He sent it to me personally. 32 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,390 I will visit Russia soon, Dona, 33 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:09,270 and he'll make me an honorary colonel of one of his regiments. 34 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:10,870 It's usual. 35 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,270 And it's good to have good relations with them. 36 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:16,910 That's what Bismarck says. 37 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:33,550 Bismarck was, for two decades, Lord of Germany, 38 00:03:33,640 --> 00:03:36,230 and honest broker on the continent. 39 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:38,270 The Iron Chancellor. 40 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,510 When I die, 41 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:45,950 I would like you to play my body in a hammock 42 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,300 between two of these trees. 43 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:54,110 It is the custom to bury a primitive tribe somewhere. 44 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:56,270 I should like this. 45 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:58,790 You will live many more years, Your Excellency. 46 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:04,260 The first 70 years of a man's life 47 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:05,910 they are the happiest. 48 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:09,550 But if my wife is called, 49 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,150 I do not wish to be left behind. 50 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:17,030 Did you bring the pension bill? 51 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:19,100 Yes. 52 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:22,670 Men are like animals. 53 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:27,550 They are happy as long as they are well fed and protected! 54 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:29,940 Now the state will provide it for them. 55 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:34,790 This will take the wind out of the socialists’ sails. 56 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:36,350 At a cost. 57 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:38,900 A revolution would have cost much more. 58 00:04:40,280 --> 00:04:42,350 Leave it. I'll read it tonight. 59 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:43,790 Do you need it? 60 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:45,830 I must know everything. 61 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,430 But... 62 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:52,630 I'm bored, Holstein. 63 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:56,340 The great work is done. 64 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:58,070 When the Emperor dies... 65 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,350 Things won't change. 66 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,900 But the crown prince will want reforms. 67 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:07,150 Then he will find himself in a difficult position. 68 00:05:08,280 --> 00:05:10,710 Your Excellency is not thinking about retiring? 69 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:14,870 I will never be able to retire. 70 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:25,830 And when my grandfather dies, 71 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:28,030 Will you serve my father? 72 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:29,790 If I am spared. 73 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:33,710 Oh, I'm sure you'll be spared. But you don't admire him, do you? 74 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,060 The ability to admire men 75 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,990 it is only moderately developed in me. 76 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:45,750 It's a defect in my eye that it's sharper for weaknesses than for good qualities. 77 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,190 Your father will want me to obey the majority. 78 00:05:49,280 --> 00:05:52,670 This requires flexibility of character that I do not possess. 79 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:54,030 Yes! 80 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:56,710 But would you remain chancellor? 81 00:05:58,160 --> 00:05:59,590 It will be my duty. 82 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:01,350 Oh, you became a liberal then? 83 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:05,060 Oh, I was never doctrinaire. Liberal, conservative, reactionary, 84 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:11,590 all these names seem like useless luxuries to me, like the traps of the State. 85 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,790 The Emperor gave me the Order of the Grand Cross. 86 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:20,070 I would rather have a horse or a barrel of good Rhenish wine. 87 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:22,270 Of course, your cellar is full of wine. 88 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:28,190 It may be enough, but I intend to drink more than 5,000 bottles of champagne, 89 00:06:28,280 --> 00:06:29,500 before my life ends! 90 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:35,310 You eat and drink too much. This is bad for you. 91 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:38,590 I dare say I must reform. 92 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:40,110 I have a doctor now. 93 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,230 But he asks questions, 94 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:44,620 and I don't answer questions. 95 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,310 Then you must go to a veterinarian. 96 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,710 Oh, I'm suffering mainly from age. 97 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:52,190 This will kill me in the end. 98 00:06:52,280 --> 00:06:53,870 Oh... 99 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:58,230 Oh, two things gave me great pleasure in life: 100 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,550 wine and politics. 101 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:04,750 Now the doctor has banned wine and I must eat herring and drink beer. 102 00:07:04,840 --> 00:07:06,710 What about politics? 103 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:12,620 There is nothing more to do in our life, except... keep what we have. 104 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:14,470 Oh, but my dear Prince Bismarck... 105 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:16,030 Yes, smoke if you wish. 106 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:19,350 My dear Prince Bismarck, I can't agree with that. 107 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:22,030 There are always new situations to be created. 108 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:25,110 From now on, a statesman cannot create anything. 109 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:27,430 He must wait and listen, 110 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:29,790 until you hear the footsteps of God, 111 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:32,470 probing the events... 112 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:37,350 then leap up and take hold of the hem of His garment. 113 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:42,230 When I am Emperor, 114 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:46,470 I will make Germany a world power. 115 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:49,150 With my talents and your experience... 116 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,670 I won't be here. 117 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,670 Well, I hope you are. 118 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:59,590 But in any case, I must start learning now. 119 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:00,820 Hmm? 120 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:05,150 The best school would be training circus with a juggler! 121 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:10,220 All conflicting forces must be kept in the air, 122 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:11,950 but so high 123 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:13,630 that someone might get them again. 124 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:16,100 However, it wouldn't be a bad idea 125 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:19,870 If Your Highness attends the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 126 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:23,230 Say, twice a week. 127 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:27,510 Your father, the crown prince, married certain views. 128 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,190 - I know! - Views in English. 129 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:32,030 With respect, they are not good for you. 130 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:33,070 Oh yes? 131 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:36,310 He fails to realize that the Continental Europe is kept in balance 132 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:39,390 through a series of treaties negotiated by Prince Bismarck. 133 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:43,510 I see we have more railways than anyone else. 134 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:45,390 Yes, yes, yes. 135 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:49,150 The Chancellor formed the League of Three Emperors. 136 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:50,790 Have your Highness heard of it? 137 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:53,350 No. 138 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:58,390 It is a private understanding between His Majesty, Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, 139 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:00,030 and the Tsar of Russia. 140 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:01,150 Therefore... 141 00:09:02,680 --> 00:09:04,630 Tsar Alexander 142 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:06,670 speaks very highly of me. 143 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:10,750 All of us, Your Royal Highness. That's why that we trust that understanding will continue. 144 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:13,790 Oh, yes, yes, yes. I plan to visit the Tsar in the near future. 145 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:15,870 There's no need. He's coming here. 146 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:18,870 -Oh? - Please read inside the building. 147 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:22,470 Oh dear! 148 00:09:22,560 --> 00:09:25,350 But we are only as strong as these pieces of paper. 149 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:27,510 And like our army, Baron. 150 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:31,070 Our army is simply a credit of strength to balance our account. 151 00:09:32,680 --> 00:09:37,830 Yes. Prince Bismarck used to despise treaties, but now our position depends on them. 152 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:41,030 They deserve as much study as trains. 153 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:43,990 They look like a tangle of lines 154 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:46,270 at a large railway junction. 155 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:50,790 And the chief signalman is getting older, so the younger men should take the initiative. Hmm? 156 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:55,590 Your Royal Highness, tactless initiative It's like a flood without dikes. 157 00:09:55,680 --> 00:09:58,510 We have to play the big game: against England. 158 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:00,550 Against our natural ally? 159 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:02,550 There are no natural allies. 160 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:05,950 Just marriages of convenience and occasional adultery. 161 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:10,390 What, no love games? 162 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:12,470 Very little. 163 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:17,630 - Well then, I must learn quickly. - But there is no rush, Your Highness. 164 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:19,670 Oh, it could be. My father... 165 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:22,710 My father is not well. 166 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:26,590 I'm sorry to hear that. 167 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,150 Yes, come in. 168 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:36,390 Good morning, daddy. 169 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:38,150 Willy. 170 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:39,670 What a rare surprise. 171 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:43,830 Why are you wearing this? 172 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,550 I put it as a compliment to mom. 173 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:50,030 Very thoughtful of you. 174 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:52,310 - I hope I find you well, daddy. - I have a cold. 175 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,390 - You have a lot of colds. - I am really sorry. 176 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:57,990 My throat is slightly sore. 177 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:00,750 How is Dona? 178 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:04,990 Oh, she's under the weather this morning, but this is quite normal in your condition. 179 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:07,070 I hope this time you have a daughter. 180 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:10,150 That wouldn't give me happiness. 181 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:14,230 I'd rather provide princes for my country and guarantee the succession. 182 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:17,940 But of course, in this family, I know that daughters are the favorites. 183 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:19,230 Don't say nonsense. 184 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:22,710 And when your mother arrives, please try not to discuss politics. 185 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:27,030 Oh, it's impossible to discuss politics with Mom. 186 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:29,390 She knows very little and always gets angry. 187 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:31,780 Your mother understood politics when you were a baby. 188 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:33,150 I know. 189 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:35,950 And she has the same views as my English grandfather. 190 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:38,150 That he was a great enlightened man. 191 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:42,350 And he died a quarter of a century ago. 192 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:46,150 I read one of your memos at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this morning. 193 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:47,270 Where? 194 00:11:48,680 --> 00:11:50,870 Do you read...? Where? 195 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:53,180 I thought you knew. 196 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:56,550 I don't know anything. 197 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:02,390 Well, Prince Bismarck kindly arranged so that I could be hired for the Foreign Ministry. 198 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:04,470 Nobody consulted me. 199 00:12:04,560 --> 00:12:06,860 No one trusts you, do they, Dad? 200 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:10,870 It's... it's a useful part of my education 201 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:14,500 to view dispatches and learn how foreign relations are managed... 202 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:17,150 The chancellor thinks so. 203 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:19,150 And I find it quite interesting. 204 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:24,880 Bismarck...wait...hopes to influence him. 205 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:30,870 Everything I got from that man for the last 20 years they have been insults. 206 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:32,590 I never had access to these things. 207 00:12:32,680 --> 00:12:34,630 He has my grandfather's permission. 208 00:12:35,680 --> 00:12:37,430 The Emperor is looking to the future. 209 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:40,910 The future, thank God, It's not entirely in your hands. 210 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:46,310 It is my and your mother's daily prayer that I live to see him grow up and become a serious man 211 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:48,310 before having to govern. 212 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:49,990 You're not ready, Willy! 213 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:53,710 Oh, Mom! 214 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:55,590 Willy, darling... 215 00:12:55,680 --> 00:12:57,470 Your grandmother would be pleased. 216 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:00,550 Oh my dear. 217 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:03,990 We are honored, my dear, 218 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:06,640 to have our son with us here today. 219 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:08,750 You saved us time at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 220 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:11,350 where are you learning to control the country's affairs. 221 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:12,390 What is that? 222 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:16,070 Dad is offended by what it looks like be a perfectly normal arrangement. 223 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:17,430 Prince Bismarck thought... 224 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:22,110 Prince Bismarck arranged for Willy to have access to orders from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 225 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:23,790 Willy see dispatches? 226 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:25,870 Yes mom! 227 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:30,390 I can't stay indefinitely on the wings of the theater of life. 228 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:33,790 I'm an adult and I'm the second in succession to the throne. 229 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:37,420 He is an extremely immature and vain young man. 230 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:40,870 Your father has served his country faithfully for 30 years, 231 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,790 and he was never allowed get close to the ministries. 232 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:47,510 You must write to Prince Bismarck immediately. 233 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:54,070 It's just Fritz trying to interfere again. Don't be angry, Bismarck. 234 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,420 The crown prince frustrates me at every turn! 235 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:58,630 Nobody stops you. Not even me. 236 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,270 And you won't have to put up with me much longer. 237 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:04,110 Oh, Your Majesty. 238 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:09,830 It hasn't been easy governing under you. 239 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:15,060 No, of course Willikins must visit the ministries. 240 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:20,230 Lots to learn in government right now. 241 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:23,150 So... 242 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:24,750 Many... 243 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:30,430 Thank you, Your Majesty. 244 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:33,110 Oh, Bismarck. 245 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:50,910 When will the Tsar come? 246 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:52,430 In June. 247 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:54,790 Oh. Oh, well, I'll welcome you, 248 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:59,350 but I won't be able to do it standing up, So maybe my son... 249 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:04,070 The crown prince wants to go to England for your beloved mother-in-law's Jubilee. 250 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:05,470 Now, don't be familiar. 251 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:09,230 I am really sorry. I mean, by Her Majesty Queen Victoria. 252 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:13,550 Well she may have reigned longer than me, 253 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:16,790 but she's not that old. 254 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:19,510 Oh, let him go. 255 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:23,470 But I won't allow him or his wife to interfere here. 256 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:25,110 Until now. 257 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:31,710 My father has a serious throat infection. 258 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:34,990 Doctors say it can be evil, but they are not sure. 259 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:36,950 Of course, these... 260 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:38,670 These guys never know. 261 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:44,580 Grandma is sending for a specialist from England, someone named Mackenzie, 262 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:47,310 but no one here really trusts him. 263 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:52,110 Yes. 264 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:55,030 It's a big responsibility. 265 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:23,510 He can barely speak. 266 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:26,950 And there is growth. 267 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,110 They have cauterized the ropes. 268 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:32,230 Imagine the pain. 269 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:36,550 Dr. Bergmann wants to operate. 270 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:40,400 Having tortured her husband, they would kill him now. 271 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:41,910 Will you allow this? 272 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:44,870 It's not up to me to allow it. 273 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:47,710 I can only submit. 274 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:51,150 Well I'd say it's better fall into the hands of God 275 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:52,670 than in the hands of those men. 276 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:54,030 Would you let him die? 277 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:55,830 No, Your Highness. 278 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:57,670 Your husband is heir, 279 00:16:57,760 --> 00:17:01,540 and my wife and I feel that they shouldn't start cutting it. 280 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:03,030 You should have better advice. 281 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:04,790 Who do you suggest? 282 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:07,310 The Council of Ministers says that 283 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:12,310 you should send for a man named Mackenzie, who is better than anyone in Europe. 284 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:15,350 He's English, unfortunately. 285 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:19,470 But I'm sure that your mother will be able to look for it for you. 286 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:25,390 It's none of my business, but I'll help where I can. 287 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:29,390 Prince Bismarck... 288 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:35,430 You are very kind. 289 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:41,030 I spent my life serving crown prince's family. 290 00:17:41,120 --> 00:17:43,990 The Emperor, poor gentleman, is failing, 291 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:45,830 and his Prince William 292 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:48,870 It's still very stubborn. 293 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:51,790 At least we agree with that. 294 00:17:55,120 --> 00:17:56,670 Hmm. 295 00:18:00,360 --> 00:18:04,030 It's inflamed. From the treatment, simply. 296 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:09,350 - Do you want to operate? - Operate? No. 297 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:12,390 The operation they suggested is very dangerous, 298 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:14,670 and all Your Royal Highness needs is rest. 299 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:19,030 - Is it malignant? - No, it's not evil. 300 00:18:19,120 --> 00:18:20,180 Are you sure? 301 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:22,070 Yes, Your Majesty. Absolute certainty. 302 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:24,110 There's no doubt about that. 303 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:30,190 However, I would like the Prince attended my clinic in London. 304 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:31,790 We wanted to go to Lon... 305 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:34,390 We wanted to go to London for my mother's Jubilee. 306 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:36,190 Then go, Your Highness. 307 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:39,510 It will be difficult. 308 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:42,350 The Emperor is very fragile. 309 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:45,310 People wouldn't want me to go. 310 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:48,830 In that case, Your Royal Highness, I will prescribe it. 311 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:52,230 Our son, Prince William, is preparing to represent us. 312 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:54,270 There really is no need, ma'am. 313 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:57,990 He will be disappointed. 314 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:03,030 - In my opinion, sir... - Yes? 315 00:19:03,120 --> 00:19:04,430 In my humble opinion... 316 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:06,550 Oh, come on, Holstein. What is your opinion? 317 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:09,100 The crown prince must not leave Germany. 318 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:10,910 - It's not important. - If the Emperor dies... 319 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:12,350 He will come back. 320 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:16,430 Young Prince William hopes to represent both the crown prince and the emperor. 321 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:17,990 Why? 322 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:20,110 To make an appearance, sir. 323 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:23,510 I think Prince William has dramatic rather than political instincts. 324 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:25,550 Oh, let them both go, 325 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:28,550 then they will be out of the way when the Tsar arrives. 326 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:32,510 There are more reasons to declare occasions than what princes dressing up. 327 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:36,270 There are three fundamentals for stability, Holstein: 328 00:19:36,360 --> 00:19:38,190 People's trust, 329 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:40,630 the absolute isolation of the monarch, 330 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:44,270 and friendship with Russia. 331 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:49,270 In June 1887, 332 00:19:49,360 --> 00:19:53,670 Tsar Alexander III of Russia made a brief visit to Berlin. 333 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:58,950 The ruler of the largest empire in Europe had sought friendship and security 334 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:02,230 to the German Emperor and the German Chancellor. 335 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:04,830 You are fat. 336 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:06,990 With pleasure, Your Majesty. 337 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:09,710 When will you see us again in St. Petersburg? 338 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:14,030 Oh, I was young when I visited Saint Petersburg, Your Majesty. 339 00:20:14,120 --> 00:20:16,150 Or do you prefer Moscow? 340 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:20,110 As I remember, Moscow was all green. 341 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:22,760 The fields were green, the roofs were green. 342 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:25,510 When they brought me a boiled egg, I thought it was green! 343 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:37,950 Well, I think you have business to attend to, gentlemen. 344 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:39,510 If you'll excuse me. 345 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:42,910 His Majesty is tired. 346 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:45,670 Hmm? 347 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:48,790 Oh...a little. It's all permanent. 348 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:51,830 - Forgive me. - Of course. 349 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:03,430 Sit down, Bismarck. 350 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:14,310 How old is Kaiser? 351 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:16,830 Almost 91. 352 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,590 - And you? - I haven't reached 73 yet. 353 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:25,860 Current defaults will change. 354 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:32,350 I won't continue the League of Three Emperors. 355 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:35,590 - Why not, Your Majesty? - I never liked that. 356 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:39,070 It was your trick. 357 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:41,670 - My? - Like everything else. 358 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:44,910 You have a treaty with Austria. 359 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:48,710 Do you prefer another? 360 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:50,230 Of what nature? 361 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:54,710 Oh, we would remain neutral 362 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:58,390 in any conflict between Russia and Austria. 363 00:21:58,480 --> 00:21:59,990 How long? 364 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:03,630 No set time. 365 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:10,510 Alexander agreed to the other treaty, as long as Bismarck remained in power. 366 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:16,470 As 1887 drew to a close, the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II also arrived. 367 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:18,510 But the crown prince was also dying. 368 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:22,470 In November, Mackenzie and the Berlin doctors 369 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:26,030 carried out a consultation after re-examine Fritz's throat. 370 00:22:42,360 --> 00:22:44,430 We have reached an agreement, Your Highness. 371 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:47,190 So tell us. 372 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:54,230 The situation, Your Royal Highness, is a little aggravated. 373 00:22:55,360 --> 00:22:56,870 In fact... 374 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:10,950 I'm afraid that's the opinion of all of us 375 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:15,550 that growth is evil, as some of the German doctors feared. 376 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:19,710 - But you said... - That before was not cancerous. 377 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:22,950 Now it is, ma'am. 378 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:29,310 "How long?" 379 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:31,110 It's impossible to know. 380 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:35,710 None of us propose to operate, to unless His Royal Highness insists. 381 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:37,270 Isn't it impossible? 382 00:23:37,360 --> 00:23:39,630 As long as there is life, there will always be hope. 383 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:42,510 But we can't do anything else. 384 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:46,670 Thanks. 385 00:23:49,120 --> 00:23:50,590 Please let us. 386 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:54,630 Don't try to talk, sir. 387 00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:58,670 I'll be around, ma'am. 388 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:17,510 So... 389 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:22,180 Is the crown prince dead? 390 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:24,310 No, Your Majesty. 391 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:27,030 He is sick, but he is still alive. 392 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:31,230 So, young man... 393 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:33,870 Willikin... 394 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:38,670 You better sign my letters. 395 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:42,710 Yes, I think so. I will publish a notice. 396 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:46,950 Do it. It is good. 397 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:55,510 You... did well, Bismarck. 398 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:00,590 I have always been pleased with you. 399 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:03,590 You always... 400 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:07,110 will do the... right... 401 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:13,990 Will the French give in? 402 00:25:15,120 --> 00:25:18,030 The French war is long over, sir. 403 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:31,830 Can you... please pass this on to me? 404 00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:16,590 He doesn't have much time to go. 405 00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:19,390 Should I sign for him? 406 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:21,390 Until your father can. 407 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:23,110 Oh, he never can. 408 00:26:24,120 --> 00:26:26,680 I understand that there is an old Prussian law that states 409 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:30,300 that a man who cannot talking cannot govern. 410 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:31,950 Trash. 411 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:36,950 Well, in any case, my father It won't take long either. 412 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:40,740 I prepared a letter to be sent to the German princes on my accession. 413 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:42,390 Did you read it? 414 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:43,950 Burn. 415 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:47,710 We can put on our watches, but the Time won't go by any faster with this. 416 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:57,630 On March 9, 1888, 417 00:26:57,720 --> 00:26:59,630 the Old Emperor has died. 418 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:03,310 They took his body from the Cathedral, where he remained in the state, 419 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:06,070 to the Mausoleum of the Kings. 420 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:08,910 Prince William, now heir to the throne, 421 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:13,710 represented the sickly new emperor, who was too ill to attend the funeral. 422 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:27,870 This is the last funeral I will attend except my own. 423 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:33,790 The new emperor is too sick to leave home. 424 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:37,070 He stopped at the window and knocked salute as we pass. 425 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:41,000 He looked like a waxwork. 426 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:44,470 The emperor is dead. Long live the dying emperor. 427 00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:47,020 He can still write. 428 00:27:47,120 --> 00:27:50,870 He called me to remain chancellor. I accepted under two conditions. 429 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,550 No interference with your foreign relatives, 430 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:58,030 and no government by parliament. 431 00:27:58,120 --> 00:27:59,950 And he agreed, sir? 432 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:01,870 He had no choice. 433 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,150 - There are rumors, sir. - About what? 434 00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:19,350 The Empress wishes to be named regent. 435 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:31,380 How much longer will I have to put up with that woman? There is! 436 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:36,340 The old emperor used to say, "Save me, Bismarck, of the petticoat government." 437 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:38,470 Well, I'll take care of her and her son. 438 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:43,790 Once he gets the crown he wants, I will be able to govern in peace again. 439 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:03,990 Your Imperial Majesty. 440 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:06,540 Prince Bismarck. Are you well? 441 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:10,470 Thank you, except for a touch of neuralgia here, which doesn't go away. 442 00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:12,940 That will never happen. My neuralgia never changes. 443 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:14,350 I'm sorry to hear that. 444 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:16,390 - Aren't you going to sit down? - Thanks. 445 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:19,710 And His Imperial Majesty? 446 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:21,670 - It's very weak. - Oh. 447 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:24,590 They put a tube down his throat. 448 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:26,950 The operation was very downgraded. 449 00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:30,350 The air in it makes a horrible noise, but at least he can breathe. 450 00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:32,460 He will be able to... 451 00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:34,390 Oh, your mind is on alert. 452 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:36,430 I hope he does what he wants. 453 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:42,230 In the meantime, I propose that all matters of state be referred to me. 454 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:48,110 The Emperor is my master, Your Majesty. I take orders only from him. 455 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:53,310 As long as he's alive. And then, his son. 456 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:57,910 I hope Your Majesty Don't try to interfere. 457 00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:03,260 This is difficult and very cruel. 458 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:06,310 Maybe, ma'am, but it's the law. 459 00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:09,790 Can I see the Emperor? 460 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:35,910 The Chancellor wishes you sign something, my love. 461 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:37,590 Do you have strength? 462 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:57,350 Your Majesty can be sure 463 00:30:57,440 --> 00:30:59,550 that I am your loyal servant, 464 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:01,590 and I will be your heir. 465 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:24,710 And I will never forget that Her Majesty is my Queen. 466 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:31,070 "Vineyards, unless my vision deceives, 467 00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:34,430 and the cluster of grapes too, close by. 468 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:36,820 And beneath the spreading leaves..." 469 00:31:38,360 --> 00:31:40,150 Yes, Eulenberg? 470 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:41,590 It won't be long, Your Highness. 471 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:44,140 The doctors only gave his father a few more hours. 472 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:48,510 So we have to go, ma'am. 473 00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:52,390 Come, Anna. We must go and move. 474 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:06,150 - There may be a conspiracy. - Oh, your mother, you mean? 475 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:08,620 And... what does Prince Bismarck advise? 476 00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:11,870 He's sitting on the fence, as always, biding my time. 477 00:32:11,960 --> 00:32:13,750 - But will he support you? - Yes. 478 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:16,870 Oh, this stupid attempt of hers of trying to cause trouble! 479 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:19,260 She wants to send the documents from my father to England. 480 00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:22,510 Your letters, papers, diaries private, belong to me. 481 00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:24,550 So get them. 482 00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:26,230 - How? - You will have the military. 483 00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:29,310 Arrest my own mother? 484 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:32,190 Well, Your Highness, that may not be necessary, but... 485 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:35,830 The army will do this. 486 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:50,830 There. 487 00:32:50,920 --> 00:32:52,470 Your Majesty! 488 00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:54,740 Your Maj... 489 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:58,190 Your Majesty... 490 00:32:58,280 --> 00:33:00,550 Soldiers are everywhere. 491 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:01,590 Stay still. 492 00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:04,110 But they are here, in the palace and throughout the park. 493 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:05,950 The Emperor is dying. 494 00:33:58,040 --> 00:33:59,950 I came to see Dad. 495 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:03,750 He's dead. 496 00:34:05,520 --> 00:34:06,950 He's dead. 497 00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:10,230 He's dead. 498 00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:12,710 I know. 499 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:16,350 I came to pay my respects. 500 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:18,870 Where are your papers? 501 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:25,870 I don't know. 502 00:34:45,400 --> 00:34:47,150 What are these soldiers? 503 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:49,710 They are my men. 504 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:57,990 Your papers aren't here, are they? 505 00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:00,790 Where are yours? 506 00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:05,670 You know where my desk is. 507 00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:10,110 You weren't soft on me. 508 00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:27,470 There's nothing here. 509 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:28,990 No, nothing. 510 00:35:33,080 --> 00:35:34,060 What is that? 511 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:41,270 It came from your grandmother when you were born. 512 00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:46,190 "Is he a beautiful boy?" 513 00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:52,340 It seems as if I had seen a good and noble ship sinks at sea. 514 00:35:54,240 --> 00:35:56,950 With all the nation's hopes, its freedom... 515 00:35:57,920 --> 00:35:59,470 your progress. 516 00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:05,420 Go to your room, mommy! 517 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:19,430 In brass, right? 518 00:36:20,320 --> 00:36:22,470 Well, it's absolutely excellent. 519 00:36:24,520 --> 00:36:26,820 Very good. Tomorrow then? 520 00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:37,110 I'm building a yacht. 521 00:36:37,200 --> 00:36:38,950 To run in Cowes. 522 00:36:39,040 --> 00:36:40,230 A train too. 523 00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:44,910 I'm designing the carriages myself. They will all be in white and gold. 524 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:47,710 Yes, I'm going to travel a lot now. 525 00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:50,360 And how was your visit to Saint Petersburg, Your Majesty? 526 00:36:50,440 --> 00:36:52,390 Oh, very cordial, but... 527 00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:58,470 the military criticisms we saw, I thought, were clearly aimed at Germany. 528 00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:02,470 Fortunately, I am a great favorite of Tsar Alexander, 529 00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:04,990 so I must use my influence to 530 00:37:06,080 --> 00:37:08,790 divert the Russian military from us, 531 00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:11,550 towards, say 532 00:37:12,520 --> 00:37:13,470 to the Balkans. 533 00:37:14,880 --> 00:37:17,230 Prince Bismarck does not agree. 534 00:37:17,320 --> 00:37:19,270 Oh, he's not here, is he? 535 00:37:19,360 --> 00:37:22,980 He's just an old man sitting at home near the stove. 536 00:37:23,080 --> 00:37:24,300 Oh. 537 00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:29,710 I have a lot of respect for him, of course. I grew up as a child and sat on his knees. 538 00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:31,910 I would have given my life for him. 539 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:33,990 But now? 540 00:37:34,080 --> 00:37:37,950 Well I'll let the old limit sniffle for a few more months and then... 541 00:37:40,600 --> 00:37:42,470 Yes! 542 00:38:11,320 --> 00:38:13,350 Ah, you're here, Holstein. 543 00:38:13,440 --> 00:38:14,830 Yes sir. 544 00:38:14,920 --> 00:38:18,270 - How was it in Berlin? - Confused and full of work, as always. 545 00:38:18,360 --> 00:38:20,390 Ah, I never liked that place. 546 00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:22,780 I never wanted to live there. 547 00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:25,510 Here I have peace and nature. 548 00:38:25,600 --> 00:38:27,350 And hunting. 549 00:38:27,440 --> 00:38:30,310 I leave the deer alone now. 550 00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:33,790 I'd rather see them alive than do holes in their pretty coats. 551 00:38:34,800 --> 00:38:36,470 I have my trees. 552 00:38:37,480 --> 00:38:40,390 You must see my trees, Holstein. 553 00:38:40,480 --> 00:38:42,860 I plant trees. 554 00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:47,550 He understands? That's the difference 555 00:38:47,640 --> 00:38:49,710 between a conservative and a liberal. 556 00:38:50,720 --> 00:38:53,430 - How is Your Majesty? - Running. 557 00:38:53,520 --> 00:38:55,110 Hmm. 558 00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:56,870 The new Emperor is like a balloon. 559 00:38:57,960 --> 00:39:02,430 If you do not hold the rope firmly, you will never know where you will go. 560 00:39:02,520 --> 00:39:04,390 He also talks. 561 00:39:04,480 --> 00:39:07,670 Um. I've been talking to people all my life. 562 00:39:07,760 --> 00:39:12,470 What I say is like water running down a pelican's back. 563 00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:17,230 Unfortunately, the more important is the subject, the more it seems to interest him. 564 00:39:21,120 --> 00:39:24,350 He can speak, but he must act through me. 565 00:39:24,440 --> 00:39:27,070 He began to deal directly with ministers. 566 00:39:27,160 --> 00:39:29,750 He has no right. Neither do they! 567 00:39:30,840 --> 00:39:34,750 I'm the chancellor, until God call me back. 568 00:39:34,840 --> 00:39:36,550 It's very difficult, Your Highness. 569 00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:40,260 The emperor is surrounded by active men, who advise him to govern through the court. 570 00:39:40,360 --> 00:39:41,710 That is, through them. 571 00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:45,790 I taught those dogs to bark! 572 00:39:46,760 --> 00:39:50,710 Now if you think I should be afraid noise, you are very mistaken! 573 00:39:52,360 --> 00:39:55,470 "Let me play lion too. 574 00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:59,630 I will roar, and it will do any man's heart good to hear me." 575 00:40:06,280 --> 00:40:08,070 Do you read Shakespeare? 576 00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:09,870 I don't have time, sir. 577 00:40:13,120 --> 00:40:16,470 You really must return to Berlin, sir. Another Nise is impossible. 578 00:40:16,560 --> 00:40:19,070 Even I must follow one line or another. 579 00:40:19,160 --> 00:40:20,910 Even you? 580 00:40:22,120 --> 00:40:24,110 Even you will abandon me? 581 00:40:24,200 --> 00:40:26,990 Should the Emperor rule, sir, or should you? 582 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:33,430 I will not be humiliated like an old dog. 583 00:40:33,520 --> 00:40:35,820 Russia is the enemy, gentlemen. 584 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:41,710 Therefore, we must be strong and united, and, above all, we must have good morals. 585 00:40:42,600 --> 00:40:46,710 Now, for example, these miners in Westphalia they are on strike. 586 00:40:47,600 --> 00:40:49,190 They are baked in the oven and underpaid. 587 00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:52,980 I intend to make the owners offer better wages and conditions. 588 00:40:53,080 --> 00:40:55,150 There is a ministry for that. 589 00:40:56,280 --> 00:40:59,310 I wish to be the King of the poor, Chancellor, as well as the rich, 590 00:40:59,400 --> 00:41:01,750 like my illustrious ancestor, Frederick the Great. 591 00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:07,580 And plunge us all into civil war? There is! 592 00:41:08,760 --> 00:41:12,460 I don't intend to start my reign spilling the blood of my subjects. 593 00:41:12,560 --> 00:41:13,870 Hmm? 594 00:41:13,960 --> 00:41:16,150 Well, what do the rest of you say? 595 00:41:21,200 --> 00:41:23,030 I understood. 596 00:41:23,120 --> 00:41:26,590 I have no ministers. You are all from Bismarck! 597 00:41:26,680 --> 00:41:30,550 If Your Majesty insists on these dangerous policies... 598 00:41:31,720 --> 00:41:32,860 Yes? 599 00:41:32,960 --> 00:41:37,590 His Majesty must, constitutionally, consult your Chancellor. 600 00:41:37,680 --> 00:41:38,820 You are never in Berlin. 601 00:41:38,920 --> 00:41:42,460 This is a royal order, made by His Majesty in 1852. 602 00:41:42,560 --> 00:41:45,270 If I can draw Your Majesty's attention to this, 603 00:41:45,360 --> 00:41:52,070 prohibits other ministers from approaching the Crown without the consent of the Minister-President, 604 00:41:52,160 --> 00:41:54,110 which is also me. 605 00:41:56,960 --> 00:42:00,390 What is this old piece of paper that he keeps waving at us? 606 00:42:00,480 --> 00:42:02,350 It's despair, Your Majesty. 607 00:42:02,440 --> 00:42:05,070 We came from the deathbed politician of a great man. 608 00:42:05,160 --> 00:42:08,150 You can revoke the Order of 1852 by royal decree. 609 00:42:09,200 --> 00:42:11,580 - May I, Holstein? - Oh yes. 610 00:42:11,680 --> 00:42:14,750 Or His Majesty could ask to the Chancellor to annul the Order. 611 00:42:14,840 --> 00:42:17,190 If he refuses, he must do so. 612 00:42:17,280 --> 00:42:18,790 And it would be his own work. 613 00:42:18,880 --> 00:42:20,830 Oh! 614 00:42:22,120 --> 00:42:23,870 Oh.... 615 00:42:23,960 --> 00:42:26,830 So I would feel as if I had lost another grandfather. 616 00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:31,900 Still if this is fate that God decided for me, 617 00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:34,110 so I must bear it. 618 00:42:34,200 --> 00:42:35,950 I must find a new Chancellor. 619 00:42:36,040 --> 00:42:37,990 Will you advise me on this, Philipp. 620 00:42:38,080 --> 00:42:40,070 And Waldersee will answer for the army. 621 00:42:41,040 --> 00:42:43,750 You, of course, Holstein, will be left with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 622 00:42:43,840 --> 00:42:45,710 Thank you, sir. 623 00:42:45,800 --> 00:42:50,710 Yes, well, I will visit Prince Bismarck myself, then, see you tomorrow morning. 624 00:42:50,800 --> 00:42:52,350 See this. 625 00:42:55,800 --> 00:42:58,670 So it's up to me then, 626 00:42:58,760 --> 00:43:01,470 be the watch officer of the state ship. 627 00:43:01,560 --> 00:43:04,590 The course remains the same, but now at full speed! 628 00:43:06,240 --> 00:43:08,310 Do you... trust Holstein? 629 00:43:08,400 --> 00:43:12,710 Oh, he works hard, but it's not imagination. 630 00:43:12,800 --> 00:43:16,500 Its only claim to distinction is to have Ordered an egg on a veal chop. 631 00:43:18,640 --> 00:43:21,510 May I advise you, Your Majesty? 632 00:43:21,600 --> 00:43:23,070 Of course. I value it. 633 00:43:23,160 --> 00:43:27,990 Your Majesty must proclaim that Prince Bismarck He had to retire because of health problems. 634 00:43:50,440 --> 00:43:53,190 - Majesty... - I've been waiting for half an hour! 635 00:43:53,280 --> 00:43:55,740 - But I had no idea... - I sent a message. 636 00:43:55,840 --> 00:43:58,950 Nobody told me. I was in garden, playing with the dogs. 637 00:43:59,040 --> 00:44:00,670 Oh, it doesn't matter. 638 00:44:00,760 --> 00:44:02,910 - Your Majesty, will you please sit down? - No, no, no. 639 00:44:03,000 --> 00:44:04,870 I have a busy morning. 640 00:44:04,960 --> 00:44:08,310 I see you're not exactly concerned with the affairs of the State. 641 00:44:08,400 --> 00:44:12,430 Oh, I see all the necessary documents, every night after dinner. 642 00:44:12,520 --> 00:44:14,350 I sit and walk past them... 643 00:44:14,440 --> 00:44:15,990 Does everything refer to you? 644 00:44:16,080 --> 00:44:19,190 Too much. It's a lot. 645 00:44:19,280 --> 00:44:21,350 Yes, I agree. It's too much. 646 00:44:22,360 --> 00:44:24,230 Did something go wrong? 647 00:44:24,320 --> 00:44:28,910 Something considerable to bring Your Majesty here so soon? 648 00:44:30,440 --> 00:44:33,980 I feel clean shaven imperfect and dressed incorrectly. 649 00:44:34,080 --> 00:44:36,350 Please, Your Majesty, have a seat. 650 00:44:37,280 --> 00:44:39,230 I prefer us to stay standing. 651 00:44:41,280 --> 00:44:44,230 You invoked the Order of my royal ancestor? 652 00:44:45,720 --> 00:44:49,870 It was a law made to establish the position of the Prime Minister. 653 00:44:49,960 --> 00:44:52,030 Which I will now revoke. 654 00:44:52,120 --> 00:44:55,790 Your Majesty does not intend reduce the Chancellery? 655 00:44:55,880 --> 00:45:00,070 I have the power to do this. Do you want to subscribe? Or will you still oppose me? 656 00:45:02,080 --> 00:45:04,750 I oppose what is unwise. 657 00:45:05,680 --> 00:45:09,220 I served you, your father, your grandfather, 658 00:45:09,320 --> 00:45:11,750 but Your Majesty wishes to do everything. 659 00:45:11,840 --> 00:45:12,980 I wish to be obeyed. 660 00:45:13,080 --> 00:45:15,750 Oh, you will find countless people who will obey. 661 00:45:15,840 --> 00:45:19,590 You can be like the Czar and govern through decrees. 662 00:45:19,680 --> 00:45:21,870 I defend good government! 663 00:45:23,080 --> 00:45:24,430 And I don't? 664 00:45:25,440 --> 00:45:28,750 Just because you are old, don't think that you can speak as you wish! 665 00:45:28,840 --> 00:45:33,390 We're talking like two men: I as the old and you as the young. 666 00:45:33,480 --> 00:45:37,470 But, from man to man, their powers stop at my door. 667 00:45:37,560 --> 00:45:40,230 So who will govern Germany? The Emperor or his Chancellor? 668 00:45:40,320 --> 00:45:42,620 The two together. 669 00:45:42,720 --> 00:45:44,870 But I will not serve in chains. 670 00:45:44,960 --> 00:45:47,340 I am your Sovereign! 671 00:45:48,520 --> 00:45:54,830 All good. I have used my yoke for enough time for better masters. 672 00:45:54,920 --> 00:45:58,350 You can take my papers, if you want to govern alone! 673 00:46:04,960 --> 00:46:06,390 Oh... 674 00:46:07,480 --> 00:46:10,430 I... I beg Your Majesty's forgiveness. 675 00:46:11,320 --> 00:46:13,190 I spoke hurriedly. 676 00:46:14,200 --> 00:46:16,150 And very stupidly. 677 00:46:17,120 --> 00:46:18,750 What is that? 678 00:46:18,840 --> 00:46:21,140 The Russian imperial coat of arms? 679 00:46:21,240 --> 00:46:24,510 This is nothing. They are private papers. 680 00:46:24,600 --> 00:46:26,590 It's a letter, isn't it? 681 00:46:26,680 --> 00:46:30,150 It's... from the Tsar. It's personal. 682 00:46:31,720 --> 00:46:33,910 It's about me. 683 00:46:34,000 --> 00:46:36,460 Your Imperial Majesty 684 00:46:36,560 --> 00:46:38,590 honor me with your trust. 685 00:46:38,680 --> 00:46:41,470 Why should he write to you about me? 686 00:46:41,560 --> 00:46:43,430 It's talk. 687 00:46:47,160 --> 00:46:50,230 "He's a... rude boy... 688 00:46:50,320 --> 00:46:52,070 in bad faith." 689 00:46:53,520 --> 00:46:55,390 That's his opinion. 690 00:46:57,280 --> 00:46:59,230 I won't allow it! 691 00:47:01,760 --> 00:47:06,270 In the future, all matters of status should be forwarded to me. 692 00:47:06,360 --> 00:47:08,110 Does Your Majesty expect me to resign? 693 00:47:08,200 --> 00:47:10,950 You can write your letter whenever you want. I will accept. 694 00:47:11,920 --> 00:47:14,190 I'm not ungrateful, 695 00:47:14,280 --> 00:47:16,070 but I'm not a child! 696 00:47:18,040 --> 00:47:19,550 I'll say you're sick. 697 00:47:22,080 --> 00:47:23,630 But... 698 00:47:23,720 --> 00:47:25,310 I am Bismarck! 699 00:47:26,320 --> 00:47:28,070 Your Majesty! 700 00:47:31,160 --> 00:47:33,110 We can reach some agreement. 701 00:47:53,800 --> 00:47:55,310 Prince Bismarck. 702 00:47:55,400 --> 00:47:56,990 Thank you for having me, ma'am. 703 00:47:57,080 --> 00:48:00,030 I come from His Imperial Majesty. 704 00:48:00,120 --> 00:48:02,750 This is often exhausting. Are you well? 705 00:48:03,720 --> 00:48:05,270 Possibly. 706 00:48:06,240 --> 00:48:09,230 The muscles in my face are like bells. 707 00:48:09,320 --> 00:48:12,750 Once set in motion, they will never stop playing. 708 00:48:12,840 --> 00:48:14,470 But you yourself suffer. 709 00:48:14,560 --> 00:48:16,630 What did you come to tell me? 710 00:48:17,920 --> 00:48:20,220 I woke up very bad. 711 00:48:20,320 --> 00:48:23,190 His Majesty called the chancery, 712 00:48:23,280 --> 00:48:25,580 and I was not informed. 713 00:48:25,680 --> 00:48:28,830 Our meeting was sordid. I won't bore you with the details. 714 00:48:29,760 --> 00:48:31,510 The Emperor... 715 00:48:32,600 --> 00:48:34,310 He told me to resign. 716 00:48:35,920 --> 00:48:36,870 I am really sorry. 717 00:48:38,440 --> 00:48:39,390 Do you feel? 718 00:48:39,480 --> 00:48:42,510 I'm sorry if it was done so brutally. 719 00:48:42,600 --> 00:48:43,820 But I'm not surprised. 720 00:48:44,880 --> 00:48:48,230 I must confess that I was furious, 721 00:48:48,320 --> 00:48:49,870 and I made a mistake. 722 00:48:50,960 --> 00:48:53,030 But it would offend Your Majesty. 723 00:48:53,120 --> 00:48:54,870 I'm over the offense. 724 00:48:55,880 --> 00:48:57,950 It's not important. 725 00:48:58,040 --> 00:49:01,110 I think it should have watched your child more carefully 726 00:49:01,200 --> 00:49:02,790 since he ascended the throne. 727 00:49:02,880 --> 00:49:04,830 You observed him very well before. 728 00:49:06,520 --> 00:49:08,390 I settled all of Europe except him. 729 00:49:08,480 --> 00:49:12,550 I think it's convenient the one who fed 730 00:49:12,640 --> 00:49:14,590 have to take it down. 731 00:49:16,080 --> 00:49:18,380 But it's not pleasant. 732 00:49:19,680 --> 00:49:20,900 Why do you tell me? 733 00:49:24,040 --> 00:49:26,790 I came to ask for Your Majesty's help. 734 00:49:27,960 --> 00:49:29,630 I don't like forgetting. 735 00:49:32,120 --> 00:49:34,350 I can't help you, even if I wanted to. 736 00:49:36,600 --> 00:49:39,670 I thought only death could move me. 737 00:49:41,080 --> 00:49:43,540 Now you know what it's like to lose your position. 738 00:49:44,680 --> 00:49:47,350 I never minded the pitfalls of the position. 739 00:49:48,320 --> 00:49:50,150 I cared about power. 740 00:49:50,240 --> 00:49:51,990 And that is a difficult duty. 741 00:49:53,000 --> 00:49:56,990 Do you think it was easy and that I Didn't have any feelings? 742 00:49:58,040 --> 00:50:02,350 Often the smallest thing takes over 743 00:50:02,440 --> 00:50:04,820 vast proportions at night 744 00:50:05,760 --> 00:50:08,550 and lies like a mountain in my chest. 745 00:50:10,360 --> 00:50:12,990 I spent whole nights hating it. 746 00:50:14,320 --> 00:50:18,190 And yet, in the mornings, I live for it again. 747 00:50:20,960 --> 00:50:22,990 I am the iron support of this country. 748 00:50:24,560 --> 00:50:27,230 You must speak to the Emperor for me. 749 00:50:29,120 --> 00:50:30,470 I am really sorry. 750 00:50:31,920 --> 00:50:36,390 Yourself, Prince Bismarck, destroyed all my influence over my son. 751 00:50:37,760 --> 00:50:39,030 I can't do anything. 752 00:50:47,560 --> 00:50:49,590 We dig our own graves.