This is a very early feature by Rolf Raffé concerning the supposedly "mad" King of Bavaria, Ludwig II, probably the first feature film concerning the life of that King. In the piece, which is for the most part a straightforwards historical biopic from the DW Griffith school of narrative filmmaking, Ludwig is portrayed as an Idealist who cannot fit into the world of his contemporaries.
as Count Dürkheim
as Late Ludwig II.
as Richard Wagner
as Count Holnstein
as Princess Sophie von Bayern
as Empress Elisabeth von Österreich
as Dr. Gudden
as Young Ludwig II.
as Hesselschwert
