Movie·1973·3h 59m
Ludwig
Ludwig. He loved women. He loved men. He lived as controversially as he ruled. But he did not care what the world thought. He was the world.
Country
Germany
Language
Italian
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The Story
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.
Written By
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Producer
Ugo Santalucia, Robert Gordon Edwards
Cinematography
Armando Nannuzzi
Editor
Ruggero Mastroianni
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
184 votes
// cast
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
Adriana Asti
Lila von Buliowski
Marc Porel
Richard Hornig
Nora Ricci
Countess Ida Ferenczy
Mark Burns
Hans von Bülow
Maurizio Bonuglia
Mayr
Alexander Allerson
Secretary of State
// crew
Crew
Ugo Santalucia
Producer
Enrico Medioli
Screenplay, Story
Luchino Visconti
Screenplay, Director, Story
Armando Nannuzzi
Director of Photography
Robert Gordon Edwards
Executive Producer
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay
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