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Ludwig

Ludwig
★ 7.5/10•1973•3h 59m•R•Drama•History

Ludwig. He loved women. He loved men. He lived as controversially as he ruled. But he did not care what the world thought. He was the world.

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.

Enrico Medioli · Screenplay

Luchino Visconti · Screenplay

Luchino Visconti · Director

Suso Cecchi d'Amico · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime3h 59m
LanguageEN
Release DateMar 7, 1973
Budget$12,000,000

Actors

Helmut Berger

Helmut Berger

Ludwig

Romy Schneider

Romy Schneider

Elisabeth of Austria

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Richard Wagner

Silvana Mangano

Silvana Mangano

Cosima von Bülow

Gert Fröbe

Gert Fröbe

Father Hoffmann

Helmut Griem

Helmut Griem

Dürckheim

Izabella Telezynska

Izabella Telezynska

Queen Mother

Umberto Orsini

Umberto Orsini

Count von Holnstein

John Moulder-Brown

John Moulder-Brown

Prince Otto

Sonia Petrovna

Sonia Petrovna

Sophie

Folker Bohnet

Folker Bohnet

Joseph Kainz

Heinz Moog

Heinz Moog

Professor von Gudden

Adriana Asti

Adriana Asti

Lila von Buliowski

Marc Porel

Richard Hornig

Nora Ricci

Nora Ricci

Countess Ida Ferenczy

Mark Burns

Mark Burns

Hans von Bülow

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