Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs

Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs
Directed by	Helmut Käutner
Produced by	Wolfgang Reinhardt Conrad von Molo
Written by	George Hurdalek Peter Berneis Kadidja Wedekind
Starring	O. W. Fischer
Cinematography	Douglas Slocombe
Edited by	Anneliese Schönnenbeck
Release dates	14 January 1955
Running time	115 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring O. W. Fischer.^[1] It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.^[2]

Cast

• O. W. Fischer as Ludwig II
• Ruth Leuwerik as Kaiserin Elisabeth von Österreich
• Marianne Koch as Prinzessin Sophie
• Paul Bildt as Richard Wagner
• Friedrich Domin as Otto von Bismarck
• Rolf Kutschera as Graf Holnstein
• Herbert Hübner as Von Pfistermeister
• Robert Meyn as Professor Dr. Gudden
• Rudolf Fernau as Prinz Luitpold von Bayern
• Willy Rösner as Minister von Lutz
• Klaus Kinski as Prinz Otto von Bayern
• Fritz Odemar as General von der Tann
• Erik Frey as Kaiser Franz Joseph
• Albert Johannes as Fürst Hohenfels
• Erica Balqué as Cosima von Bülow
• Walter Regelsberger as Graf Dürckheim
• Hans Quest as Kapellmeister Eckert
• Horst Hächler as Prinz Louis Ferdinand
• Wolfried Lier as Mayr, Kammerlakai
• Harry Feist as Leibkoch

References

1. Kehr, Dave. "Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
2. "Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 1 February 2009.

External links

• Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs at the Internet Movie Database