Release Date
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Original Release
March 7, 1973
3h 59m
Ludwig (1973)
â 7.4239 min
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.
Director
Luchino Visconti
Department: Directing
âPopularity: 1.5
Cast
Helmut Berger
Ludwig
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Romy Schneider
Elisabeth of Austria
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Trevor Howard
Richard Wagner
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Silvana Mangano
Cosima von BĂŒlow
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Gert Fröbe
Father Hoffmann
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Helmut Griem
DĂŒrckheim
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Izabella Telezynska
Queen Mother
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Umberto Orsini
Count von Holnstein
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John Moulder-Brown
Prince Otto
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Sonia Petrovna
Sophie
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Genres
DramaHistory
Production Companies
CinételMega FilmDivina-FilmDieter Geissler Filmproduktion
Taurus Film
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
