Overview
In 1881 Ludwig of Bavaria goes on a cruise on a Swiss lake. He takes with him a famous actor, Josef Kainz, to act out the scenes from a story which took place on the lake, at the actual locations.
Cast
- Helmut Berger as Ludwig II
- Max Tidof as Josef Kainz
- Michael Schiller as 1. Diener
- Dietmar Mössmer as 2. Diener
- Herbert Leiser as Hesselschwerdt
- Nina Hoger as Sara
- Ingold Wildenauer as Maler Stückelberg
- Wolf Ackva as Hofsekretär von Bürkel
- Alexander Wachholz as Erfinder von Siemens
- Günter Spörrle as Hofbaurat Hofmann