Ludwig

Ludwig

238 mins | Drama, History | March 7, 1973

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.

Ludwig

238 mins | Drama, History | March 7, 1973

Ludwig
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Cinetel, Mega Film, Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion, Divina-Film
Original title Ludwig
Directors Luchino Gastel, Fanny Wessling, Giorgio Ferrara, Renata Franceschi, Albino Cocco, Louise Vincent, Luchino Visconti
Writers Enrico Medioli, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Luchino Visconti

Cast

Helmut Berger

as Ludwig

Romy Schneider

as Elisabeth of Austria

Trevor Howard

as Richard Wagner

Silvana Mangano

as Cosima von Bülow

Gert Fröbe

as Father Hoffmann

Helmut Griem

as Dürckheim

Izabella Telezynska

as Queen Mother

Umberto Orsini

as Count von Holnstein

John Moulder-Brown

as Prince Otto

Sonia Petrovna

as Sophie

Folker Bohnet

as Joseph Kainz

Heinz Moog

as Professor von Gudden

Adriana Asti

as Lila von Buliowski

Marc Porel

as Richard Hornig

Nora Ricci

as Countess Ida Ferenczy

Mark Burns

as Hans von Bülow

Alexander Allerson

as Secretary of State

Bert Bloch

as Weber

Kurt Großkurth

as Minister of Finance

Anne-Marie Hanschke

as Princess Ludovika, Elisabeth's Mother

Gérard Herter

as Prince Luitpold

Ian Linhart

as Maximilian

Gernot Möhner

as Hesselschwerd

Clara Moustawcesky

as Hélène

Karl-Heinz Peters

as Washinton

Wolfram Schaerf

as Crailsheim

Henning Schlüter

as Minister Fistermeister

Eva Axén

as Maria

Alexander Stephan

as Carlo Teodoro

Karl-Heinz Windhorst

as Doctor Müller

Raika Juri

as Matilde

Angelo Casadei

as Priest (uncredited)

Hans Elwenspoek

as Doctor Rumpler (uncredited)

Karl Menzel

as Stableboy in Hunding's Hut (uncredited)

Howard Nelson Rubien

as Ambassador (uncredited)

Berno von Cramm

as Torring (uncredited)

Friedrich von Ledebur

as Hofmarschall (uncredited)