"Ludwig. He loved women. He loved men. He lived as controversially as he ruled. But he did not care what the world thought. He was the world."
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.
Ludwig
Elisabeth of Austria
Richard Wagner
Cosima von Bülow
Father Hoffmann
Dürckheim
Queen Mother
Count von Holnstein
Prince Otto
Sophie
Joseph Kainz
Professor von Gudden
Lila von Buliowski
Richard Hornig
Countess Ida Ferenczy
Hans von Bülow
Mayr
Secretary of State
Weber
Minister of Finance
Princess Ludovika, Elisabeth's Mother
Prince Luitpold
Maximilian
Hesselschwerd
Hélène
Washinton
Crailsheim
Minister Fistermeister
Maria
Carlo Teodoro
Doctor Müller
Matilde
Priest (uncredited)
Doctor Rumpler (uncredited)
Stableboy in Hunding's Hut (uncredited)
Ambassador (uncredited)
Torring (uncredited)
Hofmarschall (uncredited)
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Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Production Manager
Music
Music
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Conductor
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Assistant Production Design
Assistant Production Design
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Assistant Set Decoration
Production Secretary
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Makeup Artist
Hair Department Head
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Assistant Hairstylist
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Assistant Makeup Artist
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Boom Operator
Still Photographer
Unit Manager
Unit Manager
Unit Manager
Unit Manager
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