Ludwig

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. [This so-called "TV version" is the reconstructions of Visconti's original 238 minute cut.]

Cast

Helmut Berger

Ludwig

Romy Schneider

Elisabeth of Austria

Trevor Howard

Richard Wagner

Helmut Griem

Dürckheim

Silvana Mangano

Cosima Von Bülow

Umberto Orsini

Count Von Holnstein

John Moulder-Brown

Prince Otto

Gert Fröbe

Father Hoffman

Izabella Telezynska

Queen Mother