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.

• Dubini Filmproduktion
• Tre Valli Filmproduktion
• Helmut Berger
• Max Tidof
• Michael Schiller
• Dietmar Mössmer
• Herbert Leiser
• Nina Hoger
• Ingold Wildenauer
• Wolf Ackva