The Wagner-Clan

After the death of genius Richard Wagner his wife Cosima fights for his legacy even against the will of her children Sigmund and Sieglinde.

Cast

Iris Berben

as Cosima Wagner

Heino Ferch

as Houston Stewart Chamberlain

Justus von Dohnányi

as Richard Wagner

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

as Isolde Wagner

Lars Eidinger

as Siegfried Wagner

Eva Löbau

as Eva Wagner

Felix Klare

as Franz Beidler

Vladimir Burlakov

as Dorian

Friederike Becht

as Cosima (young)

Johannes Silberschneider

as Anwalt Goldberg

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