Ludwig II

Directed by Helmut Käutner
1955    1h 55m
Biography, History, Drama
6.9
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King Ludwig II of Bavaria is frustrated, having to accept parliament's will to join Bismarck, rather he his cultured Habsburg friends, in wars. His love-life being as fruitless, he seeks comfort in art. But building fairytale castles and an even grander opera for his musical idol Wagner proves so expensive, his cabinet ends up resorting to formally challenging his mental health, plausible as his beloved brother Otto contracted schizophrenia earlier. Tragedy now lurks in Ludwig's prison-castle.
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Cast of Ludwig II
  • O.W. FischerLudwig II
  • Ruth LeuwerikEmpress Elisabeth von Österreich
  • Marianne KochPrincess Sophie
  • Paul BildtRichard Wagner
  • Klaus KinskiPrince Otto von Bayern
  • Friedrich DominOtto von Bismarck
  • Rolf KutscheraCount Holnstein
  • Herbert Hübnervon Pfistermeister
  • Robert MeynProfessor Dr. Gudden
  • Rudolf FernauPrinz Luitpold von Bayern
  • Willy Rösnervon Lutz
  • Albert JohannesPrince Hohenfels
  • Erica BalquéCosima von Bülow
  • Walter RegelsbergerCount Dürckheim
  • Erik FreyEmperor Franz Josef von Österreich
  • Fritz Odemarvon der Tann
  • Harry FeistLeibkoch
  • Hans QuestKapellmeister Eckert

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