Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King (1972)

Name: Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1972-06-22
Duration: 140 min
Cast: Harry Baer, Ingrid Caven, Peter Kern, Monica Bleibtreu, Gert Haucke

Reflected in an artificial and bombastically staged illusory world with Wagnerian compositions, glossy and satirical time references, 19th century German figures and traditions are stripped of their mythology and interpreted by the Germany of 1972.

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Released 1972-06-22 · 140 min · Drama, History

Directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

Cast

Harry Baer as Ludwig II
Ingrid Caven as Lola Montez
Peter Kern as Lakai Mayr / Hoffriseur Hoppe / Röhm
Monica Bleibtreu as Elisabeth Ney
Gert Haucke as Baron Freyschlag
Günther Kaufmann as Graf Holnstein
Hanna Köhler as Sissi
Ursula Strätz as Mme Bulyowski
Gerhard Maerz as Richard Wagner #1
Anette Tirier as Richard Wagner #2
Peter Moland as Minissterpräsident Lutz
Rudolf Waldemar Brem as Professor Gudden
Daniel Schmid as Aussenminister von der Pfordten
Johannes Buzalski as Emmanuel Geibel / Hitler
Kurt Jungmann as Prinz Ludwig