Ludwig
174 votes
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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1973-03-07
Runtime: 238 mins
Director: Luchino Visconti
Spoken language: Deutsch, Italiano, Latin, Français, English
Genres: Drama, History
Original title: Ludwig
Production Companies: Cinétel, Mega Film, Divina-Film, Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion, Taurus Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries: Germany, France, Italy, Monaco
Cast
Helmut Berger
Romy Schneider
Trevor Howard
Silvana Mangano
Gert Fröbe
Helmut Griem
Izabella Telezynska
Umberto Orsini
John Moulder-Brown
Sonia Petrovna
Folker Bohnet
Heinz Moog
Adriana Asti
Marc Porel
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