Ludwig (1973)
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.
Drama
History
Cast & Crew
Helmut Berger
Ludwig
Romy Schneider
Elisabeth of Austria
Trevor Howard
Richard Wagner
Silvana Mangano
Cosima von Bülow
Gert Fröbe
Father Hoffmann
Helmut Griem
Dürckheim
Umberto Orsini
Count von Holnstein
John Moulder-Brown
Prince Otto
Sonia Petrovna
Sophie
Folker Bohnet
Joseph Kainz
Heinz Moog
Professor von Gudden
Adriana Asti
Lila von Buliowski
Marc Porel
Richard Hornig
Nora Ricci
Countess Ida Ferenczy
Mark Burns
Hans von Bülow
Maurizio Bonuglia
Mayr
Kurt Großkurth
Minister of Finance
Anne-Marie Hanschke
Princess Ludovika, Elisabeth's Mother
Gérard Herter
Prince Luitpold
Carla Mancini
Henning Schlüter
Minister Fistermeister
Louise Vincent
Raika Juri
Matilde
Angelo Casadei
Priest (uncredited)
Friedrich von Ledebur
Hofmarschall (uncredited)
Robert Gordon Edwards
Executive Producer
Ugo Santalucia
Producer
Enrico Medioli, Luchino Visconti, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay
Luchino Visconti
Director
