Wahnfried

2h 53min

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.

Production Companies

Pro-ject Filmproduktion

Star Production

Cast

Otto Sander

Otto Sander

Richard Wagner
Tatja Seibt

Tatja Seibt

Cosima Wagner
Christoph Waltz

Christoph Waltz

Friedrich Nietzsche
Fabienne Babe

Fabienne Babe

Judith Mendes
Anton Diffring

Anton Diffring

Franz Listz
Anja Jaenicke

Anja Jaenicke

Daniela von Bülow
Beate Finckh

Beate Finckh

Elisabeth Nietzsche
Rudolf Wessely

Rudolf Wessely

Schnappauf
Luise Prasser

Luise Prasser

Malwida von Meysenburg
Annette Richter

Annette Richter

Blandine von Bülow

Release date

16th Apr 1986

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français, Deutsch