O.W. Fischer

as Ludwig II

Ruth Leuwerik

as Empress Elisabeth von Österreich

Marianne Koch

as Princess Sophie

Paul Bildt

as Richard Wagner

Klaus Kinski

as Prince Otto von Bayern

Friedrich Domin

as Otto von Bismarck

Rolf Kutschera

as Count Holnstein

Herbert Hübner

as von Pfistermeister

Robert Meyn

as Professor Dr. Gudden

Rudolf Fernau

as Prinz Luitpold von Bayern

Willy Rösner

as von Lutz

Albert Johannes

as Prince Hohenfels

Erica Balqué

as Cosima von Bülow

Walter Regelsberger

as Count Dürckheim

Erik Frey

as Emperor Franz Josef von Österreich

Fritz Odemar

as von der Tann

Harry Feist

as Leibkoch

Hans Quest

as Kapellmeister Eckert