Ludwig
Drama
History
Ludwig. He loved women. He loved men. He lived as controversially as he ruled. But he did not care what the world thought. He was the world.
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.
1973-03-07
en
Cast
Director
Luchino Visconti
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
Umberto Orsini as Count von Holnstein
John Moulder-Brown as Prince Otto
Sonia Petrovna as Sophie
Folker Bohnet as Joseph Kainz
Heinz Moog as Professor von Gudden
Adriana Asti as Lila von Buliowski
Marc Porel as Richard Hornig
Nora Ricci as Countess Ida Ferenczy
Mark Burns as Hans von Bülow
Maurizio Bonuglia as Mayr
Kurt Großkurth as Minister of Finance
Anne-Marie Hanschke as Princess Ludovika, Elisabeth's Mother
Gérard Herter as Prince Luitpold
Carla Mancini
Henning Schlüter as Minister Fistermeister
Louise Vincent
Raika Juri as Matilde
Angelo Casadei as Priest (uncredited)
Friedrich von Ledebur as Hofmarschall (uncredited)