
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.
Helmut BergerLudwig II
Max TidofJosef KainzMichael Schiller1. DienerDietmar Mössmer2. Diener
Herbert LeiserHesselschwerdt
Nina HogerSaraIngold WildenauerMaler Stückelberg
Wolf AckvaHofsekretär von BürkelAlexander WachholzErfinder von Siemens
Günter SpörrleHofbaurat HofmannWalther DiehlHoffotograf AlbertLeo BardischewskiChemiker von Bayer