Ludwig

Name: Ludwig
Director: Luchino Visconti
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1973-03-07
Duration: 3 h 59 min
Rating: 7.431
Cast: Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano, Gert Fröbe

Directed by Luchino Visconti

Drama

History

19733h 59m7.4

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.