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Ludwig

7 Mar 1973 3h 59min TP 7.5/10 (197) EN

“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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Director
Luchino Visconti
Screenplay
Enrico Medioli, Luchino Visconti, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Cinematography
Armando Nannuzzi
Editing
Ruggero Mastroianni
Producer
Ugo Santalucia
Countries
Italy

Cast

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
John Moulder-Brown Prince Otto
Sonia Petrovna Sophie
Folker Bohnet Joseph Kainz
Heinz Moog Professor von Gudden
Adriana Asti Lila von Buliowski
M
Marc Porel Richard Hornig
Nora Ricci Countess Ida Ferenczy
Mark Burns Hans von Bülow
Maurizio Bonuglia Mayr
A
Alexander Allerson Secretary of State
B
Bert Bloch Weber
M
Manfred Fürst

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