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

Count von Holnstein

Prince Otto

Sophie

Joseph Kainz

Professor von Gudden

Lila von Buliowski

Richard Hornig

Countess Ida Ferenczy

Hans von Bülow

Mayr
March 7, 1973

Ludwig

Elisabeth of Austria

Richard Wagner

Cosima von Bülow

Father Hoffmann

Dürckheim

Count von Holnstein

Prince Otto

Sophie

Joseph Kainz

Professor von Gudden

Lila von Buliowski

Richard Hornig

Countess Ida Ferenczy

Hans von Bülow

Mayr
