Ludwig
Directed by Luchino Visconti
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.
- Released
- 7 Mar 1973
- Runtime
- 239 min
- Also known as
- Ludwig ou le crépuscule des dieux, Людвиг, ルートヴィヒ, Ludwig: La pasión de un rey
- Country
- Italy
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $12.0M
- Screenplay
- Enrico Medioli, Luchino Visconti, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
- Story
- Enrico Medioli, Luchino Visconti
- Cinematography
- Armando Nannuzzi
- Editor
- Ruggero Mastroianni
- Elsewhere
- TMDB
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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
