After the death of genius Richard Wagner his wife Cosima fights for his legacy even against the will of her children Sigmund and Sieglinde.
Iris Berben Heino Ferch Justus von Dohnányi Petra Schmidt-Schaller Lars Eidinger Eva Löbau Felix Klare Vladimir Burlakov Friederike Becht Johannes Silberschneider Werner Haindl Markus Schleinzer Peter Faerber Peter Dehnert Fritz Egger Janina Fautz Daniela Golpashin Katharina Haudum Samuel Jung Noah Kraus Viktoria Lewowsky Thalia Neumann Julian Olivi Lilly Reulein Greta Thomazo Eva Wittenzellner Daan Lennard Liebrenz Michael Rastl
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