Germany / Jan 18, 1973 / 12 / Bonn
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.
3h 59min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Umberto Orsini | Count von Holnstein |
| John Moulder-Brown | Prince Otto |
| Sonia Petrovna | Sophie |
| Folker Bohnet | Joseph Kainz |
| Heinz Moog | Professor von Gudden |
| Adriana Asti | Lila von Buliowski |
| Marc Porel | Richard Hornig |
| Nora Ricci | Countess Ida Ferenczy |
| Mark Burns | Hans von Bülow |
| Maurizio Bonuglia | Mayr |
| Alexander Allerson | Secretary of State |
| Bert Bloch | Weber |
| Manfred Fürst | |
| Kurt Großkurth | Minister of Finance |
| Anne-Marie Hanschke | Princess Ludovika, Elisabeth's Mother |
| Gérard Herter | Prince Luitpold |
| Ian Linhart | Maximilian |
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| Carla Mancini | |
| Gernot Möhner | Hesselschwerd |
| Clara Moustawcesky | Hélène |
| Alain Naya | |
| Alessandro Perella | |
| Karl-Heinz Peters | Washinton |
| Wolfram Schaerf | Crailsheim |
| Henning Schlüter | Minister Fistermeister |
| Helmut Stern | |
| Eva Axén | Maria |
| Louise Vincent | |
| Alexander Stephan | Carlo Teodoro |
| Karl-Heinz Windhorst | Doctor Müller |
| Raika Juri | Matilde |
| Angelo Casadei | Priest (uncredited) |
| Hans Elwenspoek | Doctor Rumpler (uncredited) |
| Karl Menzel | Stableboy in Hunding's Hut (uncredited) |
| Howard Nelson Rubien | Ambassador (uncredited) |
| Berno von Cramm | Torring (uncredited) |
| Friedrich von Ledebur | Hofmarschall (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ludwig |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano, Deutsch, Français, Latin, English |
| Production countries | Germany, France, Italy, Monaco |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cinétel, Mega Film, Divina-Film, Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion, Taurus Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 7 marzo 1973 |
| Executive producer | Robert Gordon Edwards |
| Production | Ugo Santalucia |
| Writer | Enrico Medioli, Luchino Visconti, Suso Cecchi d'Amico |
| Editing | Ruggero Mastroianni, Stefano Patrizi, Lea Mazzocchi |
| Cinematography | Armando Nannuzzi, Mario Tursi, Giuseppe Bernardini, Nino Cristiani, Gianni Maddaleni, Sergio Melaranci, Federico Del Zoppo, Daniele Nannuzzi |
| Assistant directors | Giorgio Ferrara, Louise Vincent, Luchino Gastel, Fanny Wessling, Albino Cocco, Luchino Visconti, Renata Franceschi |
| Camera operators | Giuseppe Bernardini, Nino Cristiani, Federico Del Zoppo, Armando Nannuzzi, Mario Tursi, Gianni Maddaleni, Sergio Melaranci, Daniele Nannuzzi |
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Release dates
Premiere
Monaco / Feb 19, 1973 / Monte Carlo Film Festival
Italy / Mar 06, 1973 / Milan
Serbia / Feb 08, 1974 / Belgrade Film Festival
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Greece / Oct 07, 2003 / Panorama of European Cinema
Limited release
United States / Jul 06, 2018 / Harvard Film Archive
Theatrical release
Italy / Mar 07, 1973 / 14+ / Milan
United States / Mar 08, 1973 / R
France / Mar 15, 1973 / TP
Belgium / Sep 21, 1973 / Gent
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Argentina / Jan 24, 1974 / +16
Finland / Mar 15, 1974 / K-16
Spain / Apr 13, 1974 / Barcelona & Madrid
Hungary / Mar 06, 1975 / 16
Netherlands / Apr 27, 1978 / 16
Sweden / Jul 24, 1978
Japan / Nov 08, 1980 / Short Version
Greece / Oct 17, 2003 / Re-release
Physical media
Netherlands / Feb 05, 2009 / 6 / DVD
Singapore / May 24, 2021 / DVD
TV
Denmark / Dec 12, 1978
Sweden / Mar 09, 1982
Poland / May 05, 2019 / 12
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