Ludwig
1NomDirected by Luchino Visconti
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.
Awards
Details
- Released
- 7 March 1973
- Runtime
- 3h 59m
- Director
- Luchino Visconti
- Writers
- Enrico Medioli, Luchino Visconti, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
- Budget
- $12,000,000
- Countries
- Germany, France, Italy, Monaco
- Languages
- Italian, German, French, Latin, English
- Production
- Cinétel, Mega Film, Divina-Film, Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion, Taurus Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Cast
Helmut Berger
Romy Schneider
Trevor Howard
Silvana Mangano
Gert Fröbe
Helmut Griem- IIzabella Telezynska
Umberto Orsini
John Moulder-Brown
Sonia Petrovna