Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs
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Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs is a 1955 German drama film
directed by Helmut Käutner and starring O. W. Fischer
. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival
.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Helmut Käutner and starring O. W. Fischer
O. W. Fischer
Otto Wilhelm Fischer was an Austrian actor. A leading man of German cinema, he began his career with Max Reinhardt's stage company....
. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival
1955 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Marcel Pagnol *Marcel Achard *Juan Antonio Bardem *A. Dignimont *Jacques-Pierre Frogerais *Leopold Lindtberg *Anatole Litvak *Isa Miranda *Leonard Mosley...
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Cast
- O. W. FischerO. W. FischerOtto Wilhelm Fischer was an Austrian actor. A leading man of German cinema, he began his career with Max Reinhardt's stage company....
— Ludwig II - Ruth LeuwerikRuth LeuwerikRuth Leuwerik is a German film actress. She appeared in 34 films between 1950 and 1977. Leuwerik is probably best known for her portrayal of Maria von Trapp in the films The Trapp Family and The Trapp Family in America. In the 1950s she and Dieter Borsche were considered as the ideal couple of the...
— Kaiserin Elisabeth von Österreich - Marianne KochMarianne KochMarianne Koch is a retired German actress of the 1950s and 1960s, best known for her appearances in spaghetti westerns and adventure films of the 1960s. She later worked as a television host and as a physician....
— Prinzessin Sophie - Paul BildtPaul BildtPaul Hermann Bildt was a German film actor. He appeared in over 180 films between 1910 and 1956. He was born and died in Berlin, Germany.- Selected filmography :* Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs...
— Richard Wagner - Friedrich DominFriedrich DominFriedrich Domin was a German film actor. He appeared in 63 films between 1939 and 1961.He was born in Beuthen, Germany and died in Munich, Germany.-Selected filmography:* The Comedians...
— Otto von Bismarck - Rolf Kutschera — Graf Holnstein
- Herbert HübnerHerbert HübnerHerbert Hübner was a German film actor. He appeared in over 150 films between 1921 and 1966.He was born in Breslau, Germany and died in Munich, Germany.-Selected filmography:...
— Von Pfistermeister - Robert Meyn — Professor Dr. Gudden
- Rudolf FernauRudolf FernauRudolf Fernau was a German film actor. He appeared in 53 films between 1936 and 1982. He was born and died in Munich, Germany.-Selected filmography:* Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs...
— Prinz Luitpold von Bayern - Willy Rösner — Minister von Lutz
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— Prinz Otto von Bayern - Fritz OdemarFritz OdemarFritz Odemar was a German film actor. He appeared in 152 films between 1927 and 1955. He was born in Hannover, Germany and died in Munich, Germany....
— General von der Tann - Erik FreyErik FreyErik Frey was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in over 110 films between 1936 and 1988.He was born and died in Vienna, Austria.-Selected filmography:* Eroica * 1...
— Kaiser Franz Joseph - Albert Johannes — Fürst Hohenfels
- Erica Balqué — Cosima von Bülow
- Walter Regelsberger — Graf Dürckheim
- Hans QuestHans Quest-Selected filmography:Director* Charley's Aunt * The Big Chance Actor* Mein Leben für Irland * Bismarck's Dismissal * The Life of Surgeon Sauerbruch...
— Kapellmeister Eckert - Horst Hächler — Prinz Louis Ferdinand
- Wolfried Lier — Mayr, Kammerlakai
- Harry Feist — Leibkoch