- StatusReleased
- Release Date1973-03-07
- Runtime238 minutes
- TaglineLudwig. 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.
- RevenueNot Available
- GenreDrama, History
- Production
CompaniesCinétel, Mega Film, Divina-Film, Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion, Taurus Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - BudgetNot Available
Movie 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.
Casts
Helmut Berger
Romy Schneider
Trevor Howard
Silvana Mangano
Gert Fröbe
Helmut Griem
Umberto Orsini
John Moulder-Brown
Sonia Petrovna
Folker Bohnet
Heinz Moog
Adriana Asti
Marc Porel
Nora Ricci
Mark Burns
Maurizio Bonuglia
Kurt Großkurth
Anne-Marie Hanschke
Gérard Herter
Carla Mancini
Henning Schlüter
Louise Vincent
Raika Juri
