Ludwig (film)
Not to be confused with Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King.
| Ludwig | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Luchino Visconti |
| Produced by |
Dieter Geißler Ugo Santalucia |
| Written by |
Luchino Visconti Enrico Medioli Suso Cecchi d'Amico |
| Starring |
Helmut Berger Trevor Howard Silvana Mangano Sonia Petrovna Romy Schneider Gert Fröbe John Moulder-Brown Marc Porel |
| Cinematography | Armando Nannuzzi |
| Distributed by | MGM, EMI |
Release dates |
Germany: 29 December 1972 Italy: March 7, 1973 United States: 8 March 1973 France: 15 March 1973 |
Running time |
184 min. 235 min. (European cut) |
| Country |
Italy France |
| Language |
Italian French |
Ludwig is a 1972 film directed by Italian director Luchino Visconti about the life and death of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Helmut Berger stars as Ludwig, Romy Schneider reprises her role as Empress Elisabeth of Austria (from Sissi (1955) and its two sequels).
The film was made in Munich and other parts of Bavaria at these locations: Berg Castle, Castle Herrenchiemsee, Castle Hohenschwangau, Linderhof Palace, Ettal and Neuschwanstein Castle. Visconti suffered a stroke during filming.
Cast
- Helmut Berger - Ludwig II of Bavaria
- Trevor Howard - Richard Wagner
- Silvana Mangano - Cosima von Bülow
- Gert Fröbe - Pater Hoffmann
- Romy Schneider Elisabeth von Österreich-Ungarn
- Helmut Griem - Count Dürckheim
- Izabella Teleżyńska - Queen Mother
- Umberto Orsini - Count Von Holstein
- John Moulder-Brown - Prinz Otto
- Sonia Petrovna - Prinzessin Sophie
- Folker Bohnet - Josef Kainz
- Heinz Moog - Professor Gudden
- Adriana Asti - Lila von Buliowski
- Marc Porel - Richard Hornig
- Nora Ricci - Countess Ida Ferenczy
- Mark Burns - Hans von Bülow
- Maurizio Bonuglia - Mayer
External links
- Ludwig at the Internet Movie Database
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