Ludwig
Ludwig
Release: 1973-03-07
·Runtime: 238m
·★ 7.4
Drama
History
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.
Production Countries
Germany
France
Italy
Monaco
Production Companies
Cinétel
Mega Film
Divina-Film
Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion
Taurus Film
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Friedrich von Ledebur
as Hofmarschall (uncredited)
Kurt Großkurth
as Minister of Finance
Gert Fröbe
as Father Hoffmann
Adriana Asti
as Lila von Buliowski
Angelo Casadei
as Priest (uncredited)
Romy Schneider
as Elisabeth of Austria
Silvana Mangano
as Cosima von Bülow
Helmut Griem
as Dürckheim
Heinz Moog
as Professor von Gudden
Maurizio Bonuglia
as Mayr
Raika Juri
as Matilde
Louise Vincent
Umberto Orsini
as Count von Holnstein
Marc Porel
as Richard Hornig
Mark Burns
as Hans von Bülow
Nora Ricci
as Countess Ida Ferenczy
Anne-Marie Hanschke
as Princess Ludovika, Elisabeth's Mother
Carla Mancini
Helmut Berger
as Ludwig
John Moulder-Brown
as Prince Otto
Trevor Howard
as Richard Wagner
Sonia Petrovna
as Sophie
Folker Bohnet
as Joseph Kainz
Gérard Herter
as Prince Luitpold
Henning Schlüter
as Minister Fistermeister
Crew
Piero Tosi
Costume Design
Richard Wagner
Music
Robert Schumann
Music
Federico Del Zoppo
Camera Operator
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay
Daniele Nannuzzi
Assistant Camera
Louise Vincent
Second Assistant Director
Jacques Offenbach
Music
Gabriella Pescucci
Assistant Costume Designer
Stefano Patrizi
Assistant Editor
Luchino Visconti
Screenplay, Director, Story
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor