Ludwig (1973)

Ludwig (1973)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1973-03-07 Germany, France, Italy, Monaco 238 Min. PG-13
7.5 164 votes
Drama, History

Overview

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.

Cast

Helmut Berger is Ludwig
Ludwig
Romy Schneider is Elisabeth of Austria
Elisabeth of Austria
Trevor Howard is Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner
Silvana Mangano is Cosima von Bülow
Cosima von Bülow
Gert Fröbe is Father Hoffmann
Father Hoffmann
Helmut Griem is Dürckheim
Dürckheim
Izabella Telezynska is Queen Mother
Queen Mother
Umberto Orsini is Count von Holnstein
Count von Holnstein
John Moulder-Brown is Prince Otto
Prince Otto
Sonia Petrovna is Sophie
Sophie
Folker Bohnet is Joseph Kainz
Joseph Kainz
Heinz Moog is Professor von Gudden
Professor von Gudden
Adriana Asti is Lila von Buliowski
Lila von Buliowski
Marc Porel is Richard Hornig
Richard Hornig
Nora Ricci is Countess Ida Ferenczy
Countess Ida Ferenczy
Mark Burns is Hans von Bülow
Hans von Bülow
Maurizio Bonuglia is Mayr
Mayr
Alexander Allerson is Secretary of State
Secretary of State
Bert Bloch is Weber
Weber
Manfred Fürst is
Kurt Großkurth is Minister of Finance
Minister of Finance
Anne-Marie Hanschke is Princess Ludovika, Elisabeth's Mother
Princess Ludovika, Elisabeth's Mother
Gérard Herter is Prince Luitpold
Prince Luitpold
Ian Linhart is Maximilian
Maximilian
Carla Mancini is
Gernot Möhner is Hesselschwerd
Hesselschwerd
Clara Moustawcesky is Hélène
Hélène
Alain Naya is
Alessandro Perella is
Karl-Heinz Peters is Washinton
Washinton
Wolfram Schaerf is Crailsheim
Crailsheim
Henning Schlüter is Minister Fistermeister
Minister Fistermeister
Helmut Stern is
Eva Axén is Maria
Maria
Louise Vincent is
Alexander Stephan is Carlo Teodoro
Carlo Teodoro
Karl-Heinz Windhorst is Doctor Müller
Doctor Müller
Raika Juri is Matilde
Matilde
Angelo Casadei is Priest (uncredited)
Priest (uncredited)
Hans Elwenspoek is Doctor Rumpler (uncredited)
Doctor Rumpler (uncredited)
Karl Menzel is Stableboy in Hunding's Hut (uncredited)
Stableboy in Hunding's Hut (uncredited)
Howard Nelson Rubien is Ambassador (uncredited)
Ambassador (uncredited)
Berno von Cramm is Torring (uncredited)
Torring (uncredited)
Friedrich von Ledebur is Hofmarschall (uncredited)
Hofmarschall (uncredited)

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