Historical evocation of , king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandonned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.

Starring:

Adriana Asti, Alain Naya, Alessandro Perrella, Alexander Allerson, Anne-Marie Hanschke, Carla Mancini, Eva Axen, Folker Bohnet, Friedrich von Ledebur, Gerard Herter, Gernot Möhner, Gert Fröbe, Heinz Moog, Helmut Berger, Helmut Griem, Henning Schlüter, Izabella Telezynska, John Moulder-Brown, Karl-Heinz Peters, Kurt Großkurth, Louise

Genre:

Biography, Drama, History