Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
10 reviews
Drama/History
2h 15m
1972
Reflected in an artificial and bombastically staged illusory world with Wagnerian compositions, glossy and satirical time references, 19th century German figures and traditions are stripped of their mythology and interpreted...
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Reflected in an artificial and bombastically staged illusory world with Wagnerian compositions, glossy and satirical time references, 19th century German figures and traditions are stripped of their mythology and interpreted by the Germany of 1972.
- DirectorHans-Jürgen Syberberg
- Release22 June 1972
- Genre
- Duration2h 15m
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- Revenue?
- Rate10 reviews
- Productions
ZDF, TMS Film GmbH
Cast

Harry Baer
Ludwig II

Ingrid Caven
Lola Montez

Peter Kern
Lakai Mayr / Hoffriseur Hoppe / Röhm

Monica Bleibtreu
Elisabeth Ney

Gert Haucke
Baron Freyschlag

Günther Kaufmann
Graf Holnstein

Rudolf Waldemar Brem
Professor Gudden

Daniel Schmid
Aussenminister von der Pfordten

Johannes Buzalski
Emmanuel Geibel / Hitler

Oskar von Schab
Ludwig I / Karl May

Wolfram Kunkel
Hesselschwert
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