Ludwig

movie

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.

Cast & crew

Romy Schneider · Silvana Mangano · Trevor Howard · Suso Cecchi d'Amico · Helmut Griem · Sonia Petrovna · Gert Fröbe · Luchino Visconti · Enrico Medioli · Helmut Berger · Izabella Telezynska · John Moulder-Brown · Umberto Orsini

Studios & networks

Cinétel · Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion · Divina-Film · Mega Film · Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Taurus Film