Film

Ludwig 1973

239 min TMDB 7.5 Drama History

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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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

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