
Feature film — 1973
Ludwig (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 with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.
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A high-signal pick with 196 votes.
Cinétel / Mega Film / Divina-Film / Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion / Taurus Film / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Director: Luchino Visconti
On screen
Cast & crew

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
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