Martine Carol

Lola Montes

Peter Ustinov

Circus Master

Anton Walbrook

King Ludwig I of Bavaria

Henri Guisol

Horsema Maurice

Lise Delamare

Lola's Mother

Paulette Dubost

Josephine, The Maid

Oskar Werner

Student

Jean Galland

Private Secretary

Will Quadflieg

Franz Liszt

Héléna Manson

Lieutenant James' Sister

Germaine Delbat

Stewardess

Carl Esmond

Doctor

Friedrich Domin

Circus Manager

Werner Finck

Maler Wisböck

Ivan Desny

Leutnant James

Ady Berber

Bulgakov

Margarete Haagen

Anna

Walter Kiaulehn

Theatre Manager

Willy Rösner

Prime Minister

Daniel Mendaille

Captain