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Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King

Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King

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Reflected in an artificial and bombastically staged illusory world with Wagnerian compositions, glossy and satirical time references, 19th century German figures and traditions are stripped of their mythology and interpreted by the Germany of 1972.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

135 mins

Rating

5.364/10

Release Date

22 June 1972

Country

Germany

Cast

Harry Baer

Harry Baer

Ludwig II

Ingrid Caven

Ingrid Caven

Lola Montez

Peter Kern

Peter Kern

Lakai Mayr / Hoffriseur Hoppe / Röhm

Monica Bleibtreu

Monica Bleibtreu

Elisabeth Ney

Gert Haucke

Gert Haucke

Baron Freyschlag

Günther Kaufmann

Günther Kaufmann

Graf Holnstein

Hanna Köhler

Hanna Köhler

Sissi

Ursula Strätz

Ursula Strätz

Mme Bulyowski

Gerhard Maerz

Gerhard Maerz

Richard Wagner #1

Anette Tirier

Anette Tirier

Richard Wagner #2

Peter Moland

Peter Moland

Minissterpräsident Lutz

Rudolf Waldemar Brem

Rudolf Waldemar Brem

Professor Gudden

Daniel Schmid

Daniel Schmid

Aussenminister von der Pfordten

Johannes Buzalski

Johannes Buzalski

Emmanuel Geibel / Hitler

Kurt Jungmann

Kurt Jungmann

Prinz Ludwig

Sigi Graue

Sigi Graue

Otto

Oskar von Schab

Oskar von Schab

Ludwig I / Karl May

Wolfram Kunkel

Wolfram Kunkel

Hesselschwert

Wolfgang Haas

Wolfgang Haas

Alfons Weber

Eberhard Schubert

Eberhard Schubert

Hoffotograf Albert / Journalist

Stefan Abendroth

Stefan Abendroth

Kronprinz Friedrich Wilhelm

Peter Przygodda

Peter Przygodda

Bismarck

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