FILM

Ludwig (1973)

Name: Ludwig
Director: Luchino Visconti
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1973-03-07
Cast: Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano, Gert Fröbe

Film · 1973 · 239 min · R · Drama · History

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.

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.

Directed by Luchino Visconti

Starring Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano, Gert Fröbe, Helmut Griem, Izabella Telezynska, Umberto Orsini

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Release dates in the United States

In cinemas	8 March 1973
Digital release	Not listed
Physical release	Not listed
First release anywhere	7 March 1973

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