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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1973-03-07
- video_camera_front Companies Cinétel, Mega Film, Divina-Film, Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion, Taurus Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- timer Runtime: 238 Mins
- star Rating: 7.5 / 10
- favorite Likes: 168 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0068883
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Helmut Berger
Ludwig

Romy Schneider
Elisabeth of Austria

Trevor Howard
Richard Wagner

Silvana Mangano
Cosima von Bülow

Gert Fröbe
Father Hoffmann

Helmut Griem
Dürckheim

Izabella Telezynska
Queen Mother

Umberto Orsini
Count von Holnstein

John Moulder-Brown
Prince Otto

Sonia Petrovna
Sophie

Folker Bohnet
Joseph Kainz

Heinz Moog
Professor von Gudden

Adriana Asti
Lila von Buliowski

Marc Porel
Richard Hornig

Nora Ricci
Countess Ida Ferenczy

Mark Burns
Hans von Bülow

Maurizio Bonuglia
Mayr

Alexander Allerson
Secretary of State

Bert Bloch
Weber

Manfred Fürst

Kurt Großkurth
Minister of Finance

Anne-Marie Hanschke
Princess Ludovika, Elisabeth's Mother

Gérard Herter
Prince Luitpold

Ian Linhart
Maximilian

Carla Mancini

Gernot Möhner
Hesselschwerd

Clara Moustawcesky
Hélène

Alain Naya

Alessandro Perella

Karl-Heinz Peters
Washinton

Wolfram Schaerf
Crailsheim

Henning Schlüter
Minister Fistermeister

Helmut Stern

Eva Axén
Maria

Louise Vincent

Alexander Stephan
Carlo Teodoro

Karl-Heinz Windhorst
Doctor Müller

Raika Juri
Matilde

Angelo Casadei
Priest (uncredited)

Hans Elwenspoek
Doctor Rumpler (uncredited)

Karl Menzel
Stableboy in Hunding's Hut (uncredited)

Howard Nelson Rubien
Ambassador (uncredited)

Berno von Cramm
Torring (uncredited)

Friedrich von Ledebur
Hofmarschall (uncredited)
groups Crew

Ugo Santalucia
Producer

Enrico Medioli
Screenplay

Piero Tosi
Costume Design

Luchino Visconti
Screenplay

Luchino Visconti
Director

Armando Nannuzzi
Director of Photography

Robert Gordon Edwards
Executive Producer

Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor

Mario Chiari
Production Design

Giorgio Ferrara
Second Assistant Director

Anna Cristofani
Assistant Hairstylist

Enzo Eusepi
Set Decoration

Grazia De Rossi
Hair Department Head

Mario Tursi
Still Photographer

Mario Scisci
Assistant Production Design

Giuseppe Bernardini
Camera Operator

Renata Franceschi
Script Supervisor

Gianfranco De Dominicis
Assistant Set Decoration

Louise Vincent
Second Assistant Director

Luchino Visconti
Story

Nino Cristiani
Camera Operator

Franco Mannino
Conductor

Pietro Ferraroli
Assistant Production Design

Luchino Gastel
Second Assistant Director

Luchino Oltrona Visconti
Assistant Production Design

Corrado Ricercato
Assistant Set Decoration

Goffredo Rocchetti
Makeup Artist

Lucio Trentini
Production Manager

Jacques Offenbach
Music

Vittorio Trentino
Sound

Stefano Patrizi
Assistant Editor

Gabriella Pescucci
Assistant Costume Designer

Eligio Trani
Makeup Artist

Gianni Maddaleni
Assistant Camera

Sergio Melaranci
Assistant Camera

Fanny Wessling
Second Assistant Director

Maria Teresa Corridoni
Hairstylist

Gilda De Guilmi
Assistant Hairstylist

Robert Schumann
Music

Lea Mazzocchi
Assistant Editor

Federico Starace
Production Secretary

Alberto De Rossi
Makeup Department Head

Stefano Trani
Assistant Makeup Artist

Giuseppe Muratori
Boom Operator

Enrico Medioli
Story

Albino Cocco
First Assistant Director

Federico Del Zoppo
Camera Operator

Daniele Nannuzzi
Assistant Camera

Richard Wagner
Music

Federico Tocci
Unit Manager

Giorgio Russo
Unit Manager

Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay

Albino Morandin
Unit Manager

Klaus Zeissler
Unit Manager

Ugo Santalucia
Presenter
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