The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (also known as The Beast of Berlin and The Kaiser) was a 1918 American silent war propaganda melodrama film written by, directed by, and starring Rupert Julian. The film's supporting cast included Elmo Lincoln, Nigel De Brulier, and Lon Chaney. The germanophobic film contains a propagandist view of the First World War, showing the political greed of the German Kaiser Wilhelm II, the resistance of some of his own soldiers, and fanciful prediction of the nature of the war's end. The film is now considered lost. Kaiser Wilhelm
Kaiser-class ironclad from the naval register in 1906; "Deutschland" was used as a target ship before being sold for scrap in 1908, though "Kaiser" served on as a floating barracks until she was sold in 1920. The "Kaiser"-class design was prepared in 1869 by Sir Edward Reed; their construction was awarded to the Samuda Brothers shipyard in London. The ships were the last German capital ships to be built abroad. All subsequent German capital ships were built by German shipbuilders. "Kaiser" and "Deutschland" were laid down in 1871 and 1872, respectively. "Kaiser" was launched on 19 March 1874 and commissioned into the