A dramatic retelling of the life of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, one of the most fascinating monarchs of modern times. From his accession to the throne at the age of 18 to his passionate support of Richard Wagner and his music. From his ingenuous political commitment to his obsessive construction of extravagant palaces and to his gradual withdrawal into a lonely dream world, an epic narrative of breathtaking grandeur.
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Sabin Tambrea as Ludwig II.
Sebastian Schipper as Ludwig II. - aged
Tom Schilling as Prinz Otto
Uwe Ochsenknecht as Prinz Luitpold
Axel Milberg as König Max II.
Hannah Herzsprung as Kaiserin Elisabeth
Edgar Selge as Richard Wagner
Gedeon Burkhard as Graf von Holnstein
Friedrich Mücke as Richard Hornig
Justus von Dohnányi as Johann von Lutz
Samuel Finzi as Lorenz Mayr
Paula Beer as Sophie in Bayern
Peter Simonischek as Sophie in Bayern
Katharina Thalbach as Königin Marie von Bayern
August Schmölzer as Bernhard von Gudden
Michael Fitz as Max Joseph in Bayern
Franz Dinda as Heinrich Vogel
André Eisermann as Karl Hesselschwerdt
Pascal Breuer as Oberstleutnant Reisenegger
Karl Fischer as Staatsminister Eduard von Bomhard
Markus Böker as Bezirksamtmann Bruckner
Christophe Malavoy as Kaiser Napoleon III.
Bernd Birkhahn as Otto von Bismarck
Volker Michalowski as Friseur Hoppe
August Wittgenstein as Alfred Graf von Dürckheim
Markus Völlenklee as Pfleger Mauder
Wowo Habdank as Pfleger Hack
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