Ludwig

7.4 / 10

(174 votes)

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.

Country:

Germany,

France,

Italy,

Monaco

Genre:

Drama,

History

Duration:

238 minutes

Year:

1973

Director:

Luchino Visconti

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Company:

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

Crew:
Piero Tosi

Costume Design

Armando Nannuzzi

Director of Photography

Robert Gordon Edwards

Executive Producer

Ugo Santalucia

Producer

Enrico Medioli

Screenplay