Magic Fire

Director William Dieterle's 1956 film biography of classical composer Richard Wagner stars Carlos Thompson, Yvonne De Carlo, Rita Gam, Alan Badel and Valentina Cortese.

Drama Romance History

Yvonne De Carlo

(Minna Planer)

Carlos Thompson

(Franz Liszt)

Rita Gam

(Cosima Liszt)

Valentina Cortese

(Mathilde Wesendonk)

Alan Badel

(Richard Wagner)

Peter Cushing

(Otto Wesendonk)

Frederick Valk

(Minister von Moll)

Gerhard Riedmann

(King Ludwig I)

Erik Schumann

(Hans von Bülow)

Robert Freitag

(August Röckel)

Heinz Klingenberg

(König von Sachsen)

Charles Regnier

(Giacomo Meyerbeer)

Fritz Rasp

(Pfistermeister)

Kurt Großkurth

(Theater Manager)

Hans Quest

(Robert Hubner)

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

(Hans Richter (uncredited))