Wagner Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Biography, Drama, History

Wagner

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Biography, Drama, History

In the year 1849, Richard Wagner is a respected composer living in Dresden where he works as royal court conductor for the King of Saxony. Although his wife, Minna, enjoys their life and status, Wagner is bored with his work for the aging ...See moreIn the year 1849, Richard Wagner is a respected composer living in Dresden where he works as royal court conductor for the King of Saxony. Although his wife, Minna, enjoys their life and status, Wagner is bored with his work for the aging king and spends most of his time writing revolutionary pamphlets against the establishment and aristocracy. Eventually, the May Uprising breaks out in which Wagner becomes an important figure. When Saxon and Prussian troops crush the uprising, Wagner becomes a wanted man and is forced to flee to Zürich, Switzerland. Written by Larry B. See less

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Vanessa Redgrave Cosima von Bulow Cosima von Bulow See fewer	Coriolanus (2011)
Philipp Brammer Siegfried Siegfried See fewer	Joyeux Noel (2005)
Gemma Craven Minna Minna See fewer	The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)
Richard Burton Richard Wagner Richard Wagner See fewer	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Zoltán Gera Lüttichau Lüttichau See fewer	Victory (1981)
William Walton King Friedrich August II of Saxony King Friedrich August II of Saxony See fewer	Last Action Hero (1993)
Susana Walton Queen of Saxony Queen of Saxony See fewer	Wagner (1983)
Ralph Richardson Pfordten Pfordten See fewer	Doctor Zhivago (1965)
John Shrapnel Semper Semper See fewer	Notting Hill (1999)
Stephan Paryla Röckel Röckel See fewer	André schafft sie alle (1985)
Péter Andorai Bakunin Bakunin See fewer	Simon, the Magician (1999)
Corin Redgrave Dr. Pusinelli Dr. Pusinelli See fewer	A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Teréz Bod Frau Lüttichau Frau Lüttichau See fewer	The Phantom on Horseback (1976)
Hanno Pöschl Police Spy Police Spy See fewer	Before Sunrise (1995)
Arthur Lowe Meser Meser See fewer	Dad's Army (1968)
Gerda Schneider Clara Clara See fewer	Wagner (1983)
Doris Schöffmann Ottilie Ottilie See fewer	Wagner (1983)
Mark Burns Baron von Hulsen Baron von Hulsen See fewer	Stardust (2007)
Andrew Cruickshank Narrator Narrator See fewer	El Cid (1961)
Gyula Kéry Oboe player Oboe player See fewer	My Twentieth Century (1989)
János Lengyel Karl Reissiger Karl Reissiger See fewer	Haute tension (1988)
Brook Williams Custom-house officer Custom-house officer See fewer	Where Eagles Dare (1968)