Ludwig

Ludwig

1973
3h 59m
7.4

7.4/10

180 votes • View on IMDb
Drama History

"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."

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $12,000,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Cinétel Mega Film Divina-Film Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion Taurus Film Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
Germany France Italy Monaco
Spoken Languages
Italian German French Latin English

Keywords

friendship bavaria, germany biography herrenchiemsee male homosexuality king 19th century

Quick Facts

Release Date March 7, 1973
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0068883

Cast

Helmut Berger
Helmut Berger

Ludwig

Romy Schneider
Romy Schneider

Elisabeth of Austria

Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard

Richard Wagner

Silvana Mangano
Silvana Mangano

Cosima von Bülow

Gert Fröbe
Gert Fröbe

Father Hoffmann

Helmut Griem
Helmut Griem

Dürckheim

Izabella Telezynska
Izabella Telezynska

Queen Mother

Umberto Orsini
Umberto Orsini

Count von Holnstein

John Moulder-Brown
John Moulder-Brown

Prince Otto

Sonia Petrovna
Sonia Petrovna

Sophie

Folker Bohnet
Folker Bohnet

Joseph Kainz

Heinz Moog
Heinz Moog

Professor von Gudden

Key Crew

Enrico Medioli
Screenplay
Luchino Visconti
Screenplay
Ugo Santalucia
Producer
Robert Gordon Edwards
Executive Producer
Luchino Visconti
Director
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay