Harry Baer as Ludwig II

Ingrid Caven as Lola Montez

Peter Kern as Lakai Mayr / Hoffriseur Hoppe / Röhm

Monica Bleibtreu as Elisabeth Ney

Gert Haucke as Baron Freyschlag

Günther Kaufmann as Graf Holnstein

Hanna Köhler as Sissi

Ursula Strätz as Mme Bulyowski

Gerhard Maerz as Richard Wagner #1

Anette Tirier as Richard Wagner #2

Peter Moland as Minissterpräsident Lutz

Rudolf Waldemar Brem as Professor Gudden

Daniel Schmid as Aussenminister von der Pfordten

Johannes Buzalski as Emmanuel Geibel / Hitler

Kurt Jungmann as Prinz Ludwig

Sigi Graue as Otto

Oskar von Schab as Ludwig I / Karl May

Wolfram Kunkel as Hesselschwert

Wolfgang Haas as Alfons Weber

Eberhard Schubert as Hoffotograf Albert / Journalist

Stefan Abendroth as Kronprinz Friedrich Wilhelm

Peter Przygodda as Bismarck