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Director Luchino Visconti (The Leopard, Death in Venice) brings his famed majestic style to this lavish and operatic portrait of Ludwig II, the 19th century `mad king' of Bavaria. Tormented by his unrequited love for his cousin, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, and his obsession with the music of Wagner, Ludwig retreats into a fantasy world building fairytale castles and neglecting his kingdom. With war raging around him, the fanatical Ludwig loses his already-fragile grip on his sanity in this masterpiece from one of Italy's most enigmatic filmmakers.
Original Release
03/07/1973
US Release
03/08/1973
Cast
Name | Character |
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Helmut Berger | Ludwig |
Romy Schneider | Elisabeth of Austria |
Trevor Howard | Richard Wagner |
Silvana Mangano | Cosima von Bülow |
Gert Frobe | Father Hoffman / Father Hoffmann |
Helmut Griem | Dürckheim |
Izabella Telezynska | Queen Mother |
Umberto Orsini | Count von Holnstein |
John Moulder-Brown | Prince Otto |
Sonia Petrovna | Sophie / Sophie von Wittelstein |
Directors
Writers
Luchino Visconti, Enrico Medioli, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Cast
Name | Character |
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Helmut Berger | Ludwig |
Romy Schneider | Elisabeth of Austria |
Trevor Howard | Richard Wagner |
Silvana Mangano | Cosima von Bülow |
Gert Frobe | Father Hoffman / Father Hoffmann |
Helmut Griem | Dürckheim |
Izabella Telezynska | Queen Mother |
Umberto Orsini | Count von Holnstein |
John Moulder-Brown | Prince Otto |
Sonia Petrovna | Sophie / Sophie von Wittelstein |
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 / Mayor |
Alexander Allerson | Secretary of State |
Bert Bloch | Weber |
Manfred Fürst |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Robert Gordon Edwards | Executive Producer |
Dieter Geissler | Producer |
Ugo Santalucia | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1974 | Oscar | Best Costume Design | Nominated |