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 | |
| Cinematography | Armando Nannuzzi |
| Distributed by |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (USA) MGM-EMI (UK) Gloria Filmverleih AG (Germany) |
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 the 1955 film Sissi and its two sequels).
The film was made in Munich and other parts of Bavaria at these locations: Roseninsel, Berg Castle, Lake Starnberg, Castle Herrenchiemsee, Castle Hohenschwangau, Linderhof Palace, Cuvilliés Theatre, Nymphenburg Palace, Ettal, Kaiservilla and Neuschwanstein Castle. Visconti suffered a stroke during filming.
Cast
- Helmut Berger as Ludwig II of Bavaria
- Trevor Howard as Richard Wagner
- Silvana Mangano as Cosima von Bülow
- Gert Fröbe as Pater Hoffmann
- Romy Schneider as Empress Elisabeth of Austria
- Helmut Griem as Count Dürckheim
- Izabella Teleżyńska as Queen Mother, Marie of Prussia
- Umberto Orsini as Count von Holstein
- John Moulder-Brown as Prinz Otto
- Sonia Petrovna as Princess Sophie
- Folker Bohnet as Josef Kainz
- Heinz Moog as Professor 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 Mayer
Further reading
- Giori, Mauro (January 2015). "A story of love and blood: the strange connection between Ludwig II, Luchino Visconti and Italian pornographic comic books". Porn Studies (Taylor and Francis) 2 (1): 4–18. doi:10.1080/23268743.2014.993892.
External links
- Ludwig at the Internet Movie Database
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