DramaHistory
Ludwig
"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."
User Score177 votes
74%7.4/10
Release1973→
Runtime3H 59M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
Helmut Berger
Ludwig
Romy Schneider
Elisabeth of Austria
Trevor Howard
Richard Wagner
Silvana Mangano
Cosima von Bülow
Gert Fröbe
Father Hoffmann
Helmut Griem
Dürckheim
Izabella Telezynska
Queen Mother
Umberto Orsini
Count von Holnstein
Media28
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Director
Luchino Visconti
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Budget$12M
Certification
RKeywords
friendshipbavaria, germanybiographyherrenchiemseemale homosexualityking19th century
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Production:CinételMega FilmDivina-FilmDieter Geissler FilmproduktionTaurus FilmMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer