Wagner Episode #1.7 (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV Episode | Biography, Drama, History

Wagner

Episode #1.7 (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV Episode | Biography, Drama, History

Wagner must reconcile with the King of Bavaria and eventually does so. Their friendship grows even stronger while Ludwig's minsters are becoming increasingly suspicious of Wagner and his ever-increasing demands for money. Meanwhile, the ...See moreWagner must reconcile with the King of Bavaria and eventually does so. Their friendship grows even stronger while Ludwig's minsters are becoming increasingly suspicious of Wagner and his ever-increasing demands for money. Meanwhile, the premiere of Tristan und Isolde has to be postponed when the lead actress falls ill but finally happens a few months later. Ludwig leaves the premiere before the end to travel into the night on board the royal train. When Bavaria faces external challenges and Wagner's lifestyle becomes too extravagant for the Bavarian people, Ludwig is finally forced to banish Wagner from his country. Elsewhere, Cosima gives birth to Wagner's daughter, while Minna dies alone, neglected by Wagner. Written by Larry B. See less

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Burton Richard Wagner Richard Wagner See fewer	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Vanessa Redgrave Cosima von Bulow Cosima von Bulow See fewer	Atonement (2007)
László Gálffi King Ludwig II of Bavaria King Ludwig II of Bavaria See fewer	Semmelweis (2023)
Arthur Denberg Prince Paul Taxis Prince Paul Taxis See fewer	The Red Violin (1998)
Miguel Herz-Kestranek Hans von Bülow Hans von Bülow See fewer	Zodiak - Der Horoskop-Mörder (2007)
Mátyás Usztics Franz Franz See fewer	Kérnék egy kocsit (2000)
Gwyneth Jones Malvina von Carolsfeld Malvina von Carolsfeld See fewer	Quartet (2012)
Peter Hofmann Schnorr von Carolsfeld Schnorr von Carolsfeld See fewer	Der Ring des Nibelungen (1980)
Peter Wehle First Bailiff First Bailiff See fewer	Der lachende Zweite - In memoriam Peter Wehle (1986)
Gerhard Bronner Second Bailiff Second Bailiff See fewer	A Prize of Gold (1955)
Peter Ohme Treasury Clerk (as Peter Öhme) Treasury Clerk (as Peter Öhme) See fewer	Wagner (1983)
Ralph Richardson Pfordten Pfordten See fewer	Doctor Zhivago (1965)
John Gielgud Pfistermeister Pfistermeister See fewer	Arthur (1981)
Laurence Olivier Pfeuffer Pfeuffer See fewer	Sleuth (1972)
Emanuel Schmied Uncle Max Uncle Max See fewer	Kriminaltango (1960)
Barbara Leigh-Hunt Queen Mother Queen Mother See fewer	Frenzy (1972)
Niall Toibin Lutz Lutz See fewer	Far and Away (1992)
Gemma Craven Minna Minna See fewer	The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)
Gyula Benkö Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Szerelmes szívek (1944)