Ludwig (1973)
DramaHistory
friendshipbavaria, germanybiographyherrenchiemseemale homosexualityking19th century
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, abandonned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness. Filmed in English, later dubbed in Italian and German
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Crew
Luchino Visconti
director
Luchino Visconti
writer
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
writer
Enrico Medioli
writer
Dieter Geissler
producer
Ugo Santalucia
producer
Cast
Helmut Berger
Ludwig
Romy Schneider
Elisabeth of Austria
Trevor Howard
Richard Wagner
Silvana Mangano
Cosima von Buelow
Gert Fröbe
Father Hoffmann
Helmut Griem
Count Duerckhaim
Izabella Telezynska
Queen Mother
Umberto Orsini
Count von Holstein
John Moulder-Brown
Prinz Otto
Marc Porel
Richard Hornig
Sonia Petrovna
Sophie
Folker Bohnet
Joseph Kainz
Heinz Moog
Prof. Gudden
Nora Ricci
Countess Ida Ferenczy
Mark Burns
Hans von Buelow
Robert Gordon Edwards
Executive Producer
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