Ludwig

Name: Ludwig
Rating: 7.4

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.

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Starring: Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano, Gert Fröbe

Writer: Enrico Medioli, Luchino Visconti, Luchino Visconti, Enrico Medioli, Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Release Date:
March 7, 1973

Ratings:
7.4 / 10

Director:
Luchino Visconti

Companies:
Cinétel

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.

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