---
title: "Wahnfried"
year: 1986
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/wahnfried-1986"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 393385
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 173
community_rating: 5.2
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "Unrated"
---

# Wahnfried (1986) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/wahnfried-1986

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Wahnfried is a film first released in 1986. Produced and broadcast by Pro-ject Filmproduktion, Star Production. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "A passionate and forbidden affair flares up between Richard Wagner and Cosima von Bülow."

### Why Watch
- features the relationship between Richard Wagner and Cosima von Bülow
- directed by Peter Patzak

### Caveats & Content Note
- runtime is nearly three hours
- deals with a taboo subject
- Tone & Suitability: The film deals with a passionate and forbidden affair that breaks social taboos.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: passionate, dramatic, historical

## Streaming Availability Matrix

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## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Peter Patzak
- **Networks / Studios**: Pro-ject Filmproduktion, Star Production

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Otto Sander** as *Richard Wagner*
- **Tatja Seibt** as *Cosima Wagner*
- **Christoph Waltz** as *Friedrich Nietzsche*
- **Fabienne Babe** as *Judith Mendes*
- **Anton Diffring** as *Franz Listz*
- **Anja Jaenicke** as *Daniela von Bülow*
- **Beate Finckh** as *Elisabeth Nietzsche*
- **Rudolf Wessely** as *Schnappauf*
- **Luise Prasser** as *Malwida von Meysenburg*
- **Annette Richter** as *Blandine von Bülow*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: What is the release year of Wahnfried?
Wahnfried was released in 1986.

### Q: Who directed the film?
The film was directed by Peter Patzak.

### Q: Which countries produced Wahnfried?
It is a West German-French drama film.

### Q: Who are the main historical figures featured in the film?
The film focuses on the composer Richard Wagner and Cosima von Bülow.

### Q: What is the premise of the story?
It depicts a passionate and forbidden affair between Richard Wagner and the married mother of four, Cosima von Bülow.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Wahnfried — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/393385)
- [Wahnfried (film) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahnfried_(film))
- [Wahnfried (Film) – Wikipedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahnfried_(Film))
- [Wahnfried (1986) | Kinobox.cz](https://www.kinobox.cz/film/94223-wahnfried)
- [Wahnfried (1986)](https://www.sms.cz/film/wahnfried)

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