Ludwig II

Ludwig II

142 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 25, 2012

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.

Ludwig II

142 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 25, 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.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Dor Film Production Company, ARD, Bavaria Pictures
Original title Ludwig II
Directors Marie Noëlle, Peter Sehr
Writers Marie Noëlle, Peter Sehr

Cast

Sabin Tambrea

as Ludwig II.

Sebastian Schipper

as Ludwig II. - aged

Tom Schilling

as Prinz Otto

Uwe Ochsenknecht

as Prinz Luitpold

Axel Milberg

as König Max II.

Hannah Herzsprung

as Kaiserin Elisabeth

Edgar Selge

as Richard Wagner

Gedeon Burkhard

as Graf von Holnstein

Friedrich Mücke

as Richard Hornig

Justus von Dohnányi

as Johann von Lutz

Samuel Finzi

as Lorenz Mayr

Paula Beer

as Sophie in Bayern

Peter Simonischek

as Sophie in Bayern

Katharina Thalbach

as Königin Marie von Bayern

August Schmölzer

as Bernhard von Gudden

Michael Fitz

as Max Joseph in Bayern

Franz Dinda

as Heinrich Vogel

André Eisermann

as Karl Hesselschwerdt

Pascal Breuer

as Oberstleutnant Reisenegger

Karl Fischer

as Staatsminister Eduard von Bomhard

Markus Böker

as Bezirksamtmann Bruckner

Christophe Malavoy

as Kaiser Napoleon III.

Bernd Birkhahn

as Otto von Bismarck

Volker Michalowski

as Friseur Hoppe

August Wittgenstein

as Alfred Graf von Dürckheim

Markus Völlenklee

as Pfleger Mauder

Wowo Habdank

as Pfleger Hack