Ludwig
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.
1973
Rated
R
238
minutes
Drama, History
Directed By:
Luchino Visconti
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.
Language
English
Release Date
March 7, 1973
Cast
Helmut Berger
Ludwig
Romy Schneider
Elisabeth of Austria
Trevor Howard
Richard Wagner
Silvana Mangano
Cosima von Bülow
Gert Fröbe
Father Hoffmann
Helmut Griem
Dürckheim
Izabella Telezynska
Queen Mother
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
Alexander Allerson
Secretary of State
Bert Bloch
Weber
Manfred Fürst
Kurt Großkurth
Minister of Finance
Anne-Marie Hanschke
Princess Ludovika, Elisabeth's Mother
Gérard Herter
Prince Luitpold
Ian Linhart
Maximilian
Carla Mancini
Gernot Möhner
Hesselschwerd
Clara Moustawcesky
Hélène
Alain Naya
Alessandro Perella
Karl-Heinz Peters
Washinton
Wolfram Schaerf
Crailsheim
Henning Schlüter
Minister Fistermeister
Helmut Stern
Eva Axén
Maria
Louise Vincent
Alexander Stephan
Carlo Teodoro
Karl-Heinz Windhorst
Doctor Müller
Raika Juri
Matilde
Angelo Casadei
Priest (uncredited)
Hans Elwenspoek
Doctor Rumpler (uncredited)
Karl Menzel
Stableboy in Hunding's Hut (uncredited)
Howard Nelson Rubien
Ambassador (uncredited)
Berno von Cramm
Torring (uncredited)
Friedrich von Ledebur
Hofmarschall (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Camera
Daniele Nannuzzi
Assistant Camera
Mario Tursi
Still Photographer
Armando Nannuzzi
Director of Photography
Gianni Maddaleni
Assistant Camera
Sergio Melaranci
Assistant Camera
Federico Del Zoppo
Camera Operator
Giuseppe Bernardini
Camera Operator
Nino Cristiani
Camera Operator
Directing
Luchino Visconti
Director
Renata Franceschi
Script Supervisor
Louise Vincent
Second Assistant Director
Giorgio Ferrara
Second Assistant Director
Albino Cocco
First Assistant Director
Fanny Wessling
Second Assistant Director
Luchino Gastel
Second Assistant Director
Art
Mario Chiari
Production Design
Enzo Eusepi
Set Decoration
Corrado Ricercato
Assistant Set Decoration
Mario Scisci
Assistant Production Design
Luchino Oltrona Visconti
Assistant Production Design
Gianfranco De Dominicis
Assistant Set Decoration
Pietro Ferraroli
Assistant Production Design
Costume & Make-Up
Piero Tosi
Costume Design
Gabriella Pescucci
Assistant Costume Designer
Grazia De Rossi
Hair Department Head
Alberto De Rossi
Makeup Department Head
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Hairstylist
Goffredo Rocchetti
Makeup Artist
Stefano Trani
Assistant Makeup Artist
Eligio Trani
Makeup Artist
Anna Cristofani
Assistant Hairstylist
Gilda De Guilmi
Assistant Hairstylist
Writing
Luchino Visconti
Screenplay
Luchino Visconti
Story
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay
Enrico Medioli
Screenplay
Enrico Medioli
Story
Editing
Production
Albino Morandin
Unit Manager
Ugo Santalucia
Producer
Lucio Trentini
Production Manager
Giorgio Russo
Unit Manager
Federico Tocci
Unit Manager
Federico Starace
Production Secretary
Klaus Zeissler
Unit Manager
Robert Gordon Edwards
Executive Producer
Sound
Richard Wagner
Music
Jacques Offenbach
Music
Franco Mannino
Conductor
Vittorio Trentino
Sound
Giuseppe Muratori
Boom Operator
Robert Schumann
Music
Crew