Ludwig
“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.”
1973•R•3h 59m•7.5•Released
DramaHistory
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.
Director
Luchino Visconti
Writer
Enrico Medioli, Luchino Visconti, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Budget
$12M
Languages
Italian, German, French
Studio
Cinétel
Cast
Helmut Berger
Ludwig
Romy Schneider
Elisabeth of Austria
Trevor Howard
Richard Wagner
Silvana Mangano
Cosima von Bülow
Gert Fröbe
Father Hoffmann
Helmut Griem
Dürckheim
Izabella Telezynska
Queen Mother
Umberto Orsini
Count von Holnstein
John Moulder-Brown
Prince Otto
Sonia Petrovna
Sophie
Folker Bohnet
Joseph Kainz
Heinz Moog
Professor von Gudden
Adriana Asti
Lila von Buliowski
Marc Porel
Richard Hornig
Nora Ricci
Countess Ida Ferenczy
Production
Company
Cinétel
Company
Mega Film
Company
Divina-Film
Company
Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion
Company
Taurus Film
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Ugo Santalucia
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