Wahnfried (1986)
Lake Lucerne in 1868: a passionate and forbidden affair flares up between the gifted composer Richard Wagner and the much younger Cosima von Bülow - the aristocrat is already married and the mother of four children. Contrary to all conventions, the two publicly confess their love - and break a social taboo in the process.
Director: Peter Patzak
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Otto Sander as Richard Wagner |
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Tatja Seibt as Cosima Wagner |
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Christoph Waltz as Friedrich Nietzsche |
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Fabienne Babe as Judith Mendes |
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Anton Diffring as Franz Listz |
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Anja Jaenicke as Daniela von Bülow |
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Beate Finckh as Elisabeth Nietzsche |
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Rudolf Wessely as Schnappauf |
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Luise Prasser as Malwida von Meysenburg |
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Annette Richter as Blandine von Bülow |
| Directing | Peter Patzak | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heidi Melinc | Costume Design |
| Writing | Reinhard Baumgart | Writer |