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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. [This so-called "TV version" is the reconstructions of Visconti's original 238 minute cut.]

1981 |1 Season   |  Drama

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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Helmut Griem

Dürckheim

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Silvana Mangano

Cosima Von Bülow

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Umberto Orsini

Count Von Holnstein

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John Moulder-Brown

Prince Otto

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Gert Fröbe

Father Hoffman

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Status

Ended

Languages

English, Italian

Network

Rai 1