Ludwig (1973)

7.4/10 • 239 min • Drama History

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.

Cast

Helmut Berger

Romy Schneider

Elisabeth of Austria

Trevor Howard

Silvana Mangano

Cosima von Bülow

Gert Fröbe

Father Hoffmann

Helmut Griem

Umberto Orsini

Count von Holnstein

John Moulder-Brown

Sonia Petrovna

Folker Bohnet

Heinz Moog

Professor von Gudden

Adriana Asti

Lila von Buliowski

Nora Ricci

Countess Ida Ferenczy

Mark Burns

Hans von Bülow

Maurizio Bonuglia

Mayr

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