Movie
Ludwig
Overview
Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.
Details
- Release date
- 1973-03-07
- Runtime
- 239 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Cinétel, Mega Film, Divina-Film, Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion, Taurus Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Country
- Germany, France, Italy, Monaco
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Helmut Berger as Ludwig
- Romy Schneider as Elisabeth of Austria
- Trevor Howard as Richard Wagner
- Silvana Mangano as Cosima von Bülow
- Gert Fröbe as Father Hoffmann
- Helmut Griem as Dürckheim
- Izabella Telezynska as Queen Mother
- Umberto Orsini as Count von Holnstein
- John Moulder-Brown as Prince Otto
- Sonia Petrovna as Sophie
- Folker Bohnet as Joseph Kainz
- Heinz Moog as Professor von Gudden
Crew
- Luchino Visconti - Director
- Enrico Medioli - Screenplay
- Luchino Visconti - Screenplay
- Suso Cecchi d'Amico - Screenplay
- Luchino Visconti - Story
- Enrico Medioli - Story
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