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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.

  • Movie
  • 1973
  • R
  • 3h 59m

Directed by Luchino Visconti

7.5

TMDB audience rating
7.5 out of 10 from 196 votes

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Overview

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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Cast and crew

  • Helmut Berger

    Helmut BergerLudwig

  • Romy Schneider

    Romy SchneiderElisabeth of Austria

  • Trevor Howard

    Trevor HowardRichard Wagner

  • Silvana Mangano

    Silvana ManganoCosima von Bülow

  • Gert Fröbe

    Gert FröbeFather Hoffmann

  • Helmut Griem

    Helmut GriemDürckheim

  • Izabella Telezynska

    Izabella TelezynskaQueen Mother

  • Umberto Orsini

    Umberto OrsiniCount von Holnstein

  • John Moulder-Brown

    John Moulder-BrownPrince Otto

  • Sonia Petrovna

    Sonia PetrovnaSophie

  • Folker Bohnet

    Folker BohnetJoseph Kainz

  • Heinz Moog

    Heinz MoogProfessor von Gudden

  • Adriana Asti

    Adriana AstiLila von Buliowski

  • Marc PorelRichard Hornig

  • Nora Ricci

    Nora RicciCountess Ida Ferenczy

  • Mark Burns

    Mark BurnsHans von Bülow

  • Maurizio Bonuglia

    Maurizio BonugliaMayr

  • Alexander AllersonSecretary of State

Director
Luchino Visconti
Writer
Enrico Medioli, Luchino Visconti and Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Music
Jacques Offenbach, Robert Schumann and Richard Wagner
Cinematography
Armando Nannuzzi