Ludwig (1973)
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.
238 min
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.
- Release date
- January 18, 1973
- Country of origin
- Italy, France, Germany
- Budget
- $12,000,000
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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 Hoffman
- 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 von Wittelstein
- 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
- Maurizio Bonuglia as Mayr
- Alexander Allerson as Secretary of State
- Kurt Großkurth as Minister of Finance
- Gérard Herter as Prince Luitpold
- Carla Mancini
- Gernot Möhner as Hesselschwerd
- Alain Naya
- Karl-Heinz Peters as Washinton
Crew
- Luchino Visconti · Director
- Luchino Visconti · Writer
- Enrico Medioli · Writer
- Suso Cecchi D'Amico · Writer
- Ugo Santalucia · Producer
- Armando Nannuzzi · Cinematographer
- Ruggero Mastroianni · Editor
- Mario Chiari · Production designer
- Mario Scisci · Production designer