Beautiful Wilhelmine (German: Die schöne Wilhelmine) is a West German historical television series broadcast on ZDF in four episodes in 1984. It is an adaptation of the novel Die schöne Wilhelmine by Ernst von Salomon.[1] It is based on the life of Wilhelmine, Gräfin von Lichtenau and her relationship with the Prussian King Frederick William II of Prussia.
Cast
- Anja Kruse as Wilhelmine
- Rainer Hunold as Kronprinz, later Friedrich Wilhelm II
- Andreas Seyferth as Hannes
- Herbert Stass as Friedrich II.
- Johannes Heesters as Marschall Keith
- Beatrice Richter as Luise
- Silvia Reize as Elisabeth
- Liesel Christ as Landgräfin
- Hans-Werner Bussinger as Dr. Heim
- Raphael Wilczek as Matuschkyn
- Jean-Claude Brialy as Casanova
- Margit Geissler as Christiane
- Wolfgang Höper as Bischoffswerder
- Marie Versini as Mme. Girard
- Ljuba Krbová as Minettchen
References
- ^ Klossner p.342
Bibliography
- Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500–1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.