Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.
as Ludwig
as Elisabeth of Austria
as Richard Wagner
as Cosima von Bülow
as Father Hoffmann
as Dürckheim
as Queen Mother
as Count von Holnstein
as Prince Otto
as Sophie
as Joseph Kainz
as Professor von Gudden
as Lila von Buliowski
as Richard Hornig
as Countess Ida Ferenczy
as Hans von Bülow
as Mayr
as Secretary of State
as Weber
as Minister of Finance
as Princess Ludovika, Elisabeth's Mother
as Prince Luitpold
as Maximilian
as Hesselschwerd
as Hélène
as Washinton
as Crailsheim
as Minister Fistermeister
as Maria
as Carlo Teodoro
as Doctor Müller
as Matilde
as Priest (uncredited)
as Doctor Rumpler (uncredited)
as Stableboy in Hunding's Hut (uncredited)
as Ambassador (uncredited)
as Torring (uncredited)
as Hofmarschall (uncredited)
