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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.
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.Read moreLess
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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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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Helmut BergerLudwig
Romy SchneiderElisabeth of Austria
Trevor HowardRichard Wagner
Silvana ManganoCosima von Bülow
Gert FröbeFather Hoffmann
Helmut GriemDürckheim
Umberto OrsiniCount von Holnstein
John Moulder-BrownPrince Otto
Sonia PetrovnaSophie
Folker BohnetJoseph Kainz
Heinz MoogProfessor von GuddenExplore the crew
- Screenplay
- Enrico Medioli
- Screenplay
- Luchino Visconti
- Producer
- Ugo Santalucia
- Director of Photography
- Armando Nannuzzi
- Editor
- Ruggero Mastroianni
- Director
- Luchino Visconti
- Screenplay
- Suso Cecchi d'Amico