Ludwig
167 reviews
Drama/History
3h 58m
1973
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...
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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.
- DirectorLuchino Visconti
- Release7 March 1973
- Genre
- Duration3h 58m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate167 reviews
- Productions
Cinétel, Mega Film, Divina-Film, Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion, Taurus Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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

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

Mark Burns
Hans von Bülow

Maurizio Bonuglia
Mayr

Kurt Großkurth
Minister of Finance

Anne-Marie Hanschke
Princess Ludovika, Elisabeth's Mother

Gérard Herter
Prince Luitpold

Carla Mancini

Henning Schlüter
Minister Fistermeister

Louise Vincent

Raika Juri
Matilde

Angelo Casadei
Priest (uncredited)

Friedrich von Ledebur
Hofmarschall (uncredited)
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