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Rating: 7.471/10 by 157 users

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.

Directing:
  • Luchino Visconti
  • Albino Cocco
  • Giorgio Ferrara
  • Fanny Wessling
  • Luchino Gastel
  • Louise Vincent
  • Renata Franceschi
Writing:
  • Enrico Medioli
  • Luchino Visconti
  • Luchino Visconti
  • Enrico Medioli
  • Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Stars:
Release Date: Wed, Mar 07, 1973

Rating: 7.471/10 by 157 users

Alternative Title:
Ludwig ou le crépuscule des dieux - FR
Людвиг - SU
ルートヴィヒ - JP
Ludwig: La pasión de un rey - AR
Ludwig of Schaduw over de Goden - BE
Ludwig - A Paixão de um Rei - BR
Ludwig - O Último Rei da Bavária - BR
To lykofos ton theon - GR
Rûtovihi - JP
Luís da Baviera - Requiem para um Rei Virgem - PT
Ludwig: The Mad King of Bavaria - US

Country:
Germany
France
Italy
Monaco
Language:
Deutsch
Français
Italiano
Latin
Runtime: 03 hour 58 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: friendship, bavaria, germany, biography, herrenchiemsee, gay interest, male homosexuality, king, 19th century, lgbt interest

Romy Schneider
Elisabeth of Austria
Trevor Howard
Richard Wagner
Silvana Mangano
Cosima von Bülow
Gert Fröbe
Father Hoffmann
Helmut Griem
Dürckheim
Umberto Orsini
Count von Holnstein
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
Alexander Allerson
Secretary of State
Kurt Großkurth
Minister of Finance
Anne-Marie Hanschke
Princess Ludovika, Elisabeth's Mother
Gérard Herter
Prince Luitpold
Ian Linhart
Maximilian
Gernot Möhner
Hesselschwerd
Henning Schlüter
Minister Fistermeister
Angelo Casadei
Priest (uncredited)
Hans Elwenspoek
Doctor Rumpler (uncredited)
Karl Menzel
Stableboy in Hunding's Hut (uncredited)
Howard Nelson Rubien
Ambassador (uncredited)
Berno von Cramm
Torring (uncredited)
Friedrich von Ledebur
Hofmarschall (uncredited)

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