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Ludwig

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.

1973 |3h 58m |  Drama, History

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Cast

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Helmut Berger

Ludwig

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Romy Schneider

Elisabeth of Austria

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Trevor Howard

Richard Wagner

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Silvana Mangano

Cosima von Bülow

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Gert Fröbe

Father Hoffmann

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Helmut Griem

Dürckheim

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Umberto Orsini

Count von Holnstein

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John Moulder-Brown

Prince Otto

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Sonia Petrovna

Sophie

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Folker Bohnet

Joseph Kainz

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Heinz Moog

Professor von Gudden

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Adriana Asti

Lila von Buliowski

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Marc Porel

Richard Hornig

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Nora Ricci

Countess Ida Ferenczy

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Mark Burns

Hans von Bülow

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Maurizio Bonuglia

Mayr

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Kurt Großkurth

Minister of Finance

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Anne-Marie Hanschke

Princess Ludovika, Elisabeth's Mother

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Gérard Herter

Prince Luitpold

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Carla Mancini

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Henning Schlüter

Minister Fistermeister

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Louise Vincent

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Raika Juri

Matilde

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Angelo Casadei

Priest (uncredited)

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Friedrich von Ledebur

Hofmarschall (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

German, French, Italian, Latin

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