Ludwig (1973)

Ludwig (1973)

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.

Release Date: 1973, March 7
Directors: Luchino Visconti
Countries: Germany, France, Italy, Monaco
Production: Cinetel, Mega Film, Divina-Film, Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion, Taurus Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast: Silvana Mangano, Helmut Berger, Izabella Telezynska, Trevor Howard, Gert Fröbe, Adriana Asti, Mark Burns, Kurt Großkurth, Henning Schlüter, Romy Schneider, Howard Nelson Rubien, Eva Axén

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.