"The rise of Albrecht von Wallenstein from minor Moravian nobleman to imperialist generalissimo in the Thirty Years-War, and his fall once the emperor begins to doubt his loyalty."
Rolf Boysen
as Wallenstein
Romuald Pekny
as Ferdinand II.
Werner Kreindl
as Maximilian I.
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
as Tilly
Karl Schwetter
as Eggenberg
Karl Walter Diess
as Collalto
Hans Caninenberg
as Pater Wilhelm Lamormaini
Wolfgang Preiss
as Thurn
Erika Deutinger
as Isabella
Christian Reiner
as Friedrich V.
Karl Michael Vogler
as Pater Magni
Rolf Becker
as Piccolomini
Golo Mann
Novel
Franz Peter Wirth
Director
Leopold Ahlsen
Teleplay
Gernot Roll
Director of Photography
Peter Müller
Makeup Artist