Ludwig (1973)

Name: Ludwig
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1973-03-07
Duration: 239 min
Cast: Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano, Gert Fröbe

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.

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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Released 1973-03-07 · 239 min · Drama, History

Directed by Luchino Visconti

Cast

Helmut Berger as Ludwig
Romy Schneider as Elisabeth of Austria
Trevor Howard as Richard Wagner
Silvana Mangano as Cosima von Bülow
Gert Fröbe as Father Hoffmann
Helmut Griem as Dürckheim
Izabella Telezynska as Queen Mother
Umberto Orsini as Count von Holnstein
John Moulder-Brown as Prince Otto
Sonia Petrovna as Sophie
Folker Bohnet as Joseph Kainz
Heinz Moog as Professor von Gudden
Adriana Asti as Lila von Buliowski
Marc Porel as Richard Hornig
Nora Ricci as Countess Ida Ferenczy