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Ludwig

94 %|Jan 1, 1981|Drama

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.]

Luchino Visconti
Creator

Cast

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Romy Schneider
Elisabeth of Austria
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Trevor Howard
Richard Wagner
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Helmut Griem
Dürckheim
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Silvana Mangano
Cosima Von Bülow
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Umberto Orsini
Count Von Holnstein
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Gert Fröbe
Father Hoffman