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Film / 2012
Ludwig II
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Sabin TambreaLudwig II.
Sebastian SchipperLudwig II. - aged
Tom SchillingPrinz Otto
Uwe OchsenknechtPrinz Luitpold
Axel MilbergKönig Max II.
Hannah HerzsprungKaiserin Elisabeth
Edgar SelgeRichard Wagner
Gedeon BurkhardGraf von Holnstein
Friedrich MückeRichard Hornig
Justus von DohnányiJohann von Lutz
Samuel FinziLorenz Mayr
Paula BeerSophie in Bayern
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Peter SimonischekSophie in Bayern
Katharina ThalbachKönigin Marie von Bayern
August SchmölzerBernhard von Gudden
Michael FitzMax Joseph in Bayern
Franz DindaHeinrich Vogel
André EisermannKarl Hesselschwerdt
Pascal BreuerOberstleutnant Reisenegger
Karl FischerStaatsminister Eduard von Bomhard
Markus BökerBezirksamtmann Bruckner
Christophe MalavoyKaiser Napoleon III.
Bernd BirkhahnOtto von Bismarck
Volker MichalowskiFriseur Hoppe
August WittgensteinAlfred Graf von Dürckheim
Markus VöllenkleePfleger Mauder
Wowo HabdankPfleger Hack
Nik PrekaziGendarme
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