Year: 1973
Running time: 264 min.
Country: Italy Italy
Director: Luchino Visconti
Screenwriter: Luchino Visconti, Enrico Medioli, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Cast: Helmut Berger · Ludwig ; Romy Schneider · Elisabeth of Austria ; Trevor Howard · Richard Wagner ; Silvana Mangano · Cosima von Bülow ; Gert Fröbe · Father
Music: Jacques Offenbach
Cinematography: Armando Nannuzzi
Producer: Co-production Italy-France-Germany; Mega Film, Cinétel, Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion, Divina-Film
Genre: Drama | Biography. 19th Century. Historical
Movie Groups: The German Trilogy
Synopsis: 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, abandonned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.
