🎬 Drama, History

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."

⭐ 7.4/10 1973 3h 59m Dir. Luchino Visconti

About this movie

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.

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7.4/10 186 votes

Quick facts

Year
1973
Runtime
3h 59m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.4/10
Votes
186
Genre
Drama, History
Language
EN
Budget
$12.0M

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 History 🎬 Luchino Visconti 👤 Helmut Berger 👤 Romy Schneider 👤 Trevor Howard
friendship bavaria, germany biography herrenchiemsee male homosexuality king 19th century

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Ludwig has a runtime of 3h 59m (3 hours and 59 minutes).
Ludwig was directed by Luchino Visconti and released in 1973.
Ludwig is a Drama, History film (1973).
The cast of Ludwig includes Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano, Gert Fröbe.
Ludwig has a TMDB rating of 7.4/10 based on 186 votes.

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