Helmut Berger was one of the best, most versatile film actors the country had in the sixties and seventies. After his debut in "Witches of Today" (1967), the first milestone followed: "The Damned" ( 1969) He shot "The Garden of Finzi Contini" (1970) and three years later – again with Visconti in the director's chair – "Ludwig II", both masterpieces.
The actor laid the skepticism of Kini, his feeling of being out of place and yet not getting along, also his later breakdown of office and ego.