Ludwig II (1955 film)
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Cast
- O.W. Fischer as Ludwig II
- Ruth Leuwerik as Elisabeth, Empress of Austria
- Marianne Koch as Princess Sophie
- Paul Bildt as Richard Wagner
- Friedrich Domin as Otto von Bismarck
- Rolf Kutschera as Template:Ill
- Herbert Hübner as von Pfistermeister
- Robert Meyn as Professor Dr. Gudden
- Rudolf Fernau as Prince Luitpold von Bayern
- Willy Rösner as Minister von Lutz
- Klaus Kinski as Prince Otto von Bayern
- Fritz Odemar as General von der Tann
- Erik Frey as Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria
- Albert Johannes as Fürst Hohenfels
- Erica Balqué as Cosima von Bülow
- Walter Regelsberger as Graf Dürckheim
- Hans Quest as Kapellmeister Eckert
References
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Bibliography
- Mitchell, Charles P. The Great Composers Portrayed on Film, 1913 through 2002. McFarland, 2004.
- Reimer, Robert C. & Reimer, Carol J. The A to Z of German Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
External links
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- German biographical drama films
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- 1950s German-language films
- Biographical films about German royalty
- Biographical films about Austrian royalty
- Films directed by Helmut Käutner
- Films set in Bavaria
- Films set in the 1860s
- Films set in the 1870s
- Films set in the 1880s
- Films set in castles
- Films set in the Kingdom of Bavaria
- Films about Ludwig II of Bavaria
- Cultural depictions of Otto von Bismarck
- Cultural depictions of Richard Wagner
- Cultural depictions of Empress Elisabeth of Austria
- Cultural depictions of Franz Joseph I of Austria
- 1950s German films
- Films shot at Bavaria Studios
- Films shot in Bavaria
- German-language biographical drama films
- German-language historical drama films