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Ludwig

Ludwig

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.

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

238 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

07 March 1973

Country

Germany

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

Adriana Asti

Adriana Asti

Lila von Buliowski

Marc Porel

Marc Porel

Richard Hornig

Nora Ricci

Nora Ricci

Countess Ida Ferenczy

Mark Burns

Mark Burns

Hans von Bülow

Maurizio Bonuglia

Maurizio Bonuglia

Mayr

Alexander Allerson

Alexander Allerson

Secretary of State

Bert Bloch

Bert Bloch

Weber

Manfred Fürst

Manfred Fürst

Kurt Großkurth

Kurt Großkurth

Minister of Finance

Anne-Marie Hanschke

Anne-Marie Hanschke

Princess Ludovika, Elisabeth's Mother

Gérard Herter

Gérard Herter

Prince Luitpold

Ian Linhart

Ian Linhart

Maximilian

Carla Mancini

Carla Mancini

Gernot Möhner

Gernot Möhner

Hesselschwerd

Clara Moustawcesky

Clara Moustawcesky

Hélène

Alain Naya

Alain Naya

Alessandro Perella

Alessandro Perella

Karl-Heinz Peters

Karl-Heinz Peters

Washinton

Wolfram Schaerf

Wolfram Schaerf

Crailsheim

Henning Schlüter

Henning Schlüter

Minister Fistermeister

Helmut Stern

Helmut Stern

Eva Axén

Eva Axén

Maria

Louise Vincent

Louise Vincent

Alexander Stephan

Alexander Stephan

Carlo Teodoro

Karl-Heinz Windhorst

Karl-Heinz Windhorst

Doctor Müller

Raika Juri

Raika Juri

Matilde

Angelo Casadei

Angelo Casadei

Priest (uncredited)

Hans Elwenspoek

Hans Elwenspoek

Doctor Rumpler (uncredited)

Karl Menzel

Karl Menzel

Stableboy in Hunding's Hut (uncredited)

Howard Nelson Rubien

Howard Nelson Rubien

Ambassador (uncredited)

Berno von Cramm

Berno von Cramm

Torring (uncredited)

Friedrich von Ledebur

Friedrich von Ledebur

Hofmarschall (uncredited)

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