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.”
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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Helmut Berger
Ludwig
Known for
The Godfather Part III
Salon Kitty
Romy Schneider
Elisabeth of Austria
Known for
Sissi
The Trial
Trevor Howard
Richard Wagner
Known for
The Third Man
Gandhi
Silvana Mangano
Cosima von Bülow
Known for
Theorem
Dune
Gert Fröbe
Father Hoffmann
Known for
Goldfinger
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Helmut Griem
Dürckheim
Known for
Cabaret
The Damned
Izabella Telezynska
Queen Mother
Known for
House of Saddam
The Devils
Umberto Orsini
Count von Holnstein
Known for
Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman
Cesar and Rosalie
John Moulder-Brown
Prince Otto
Known for
Deep End
The House That Screamed
Sonia Petrovna
Sophie
Known for
Indian Summer
Innocence
Folker Bohnet
Joseph Kainz
Known for
The Bridge
Heinz Moog
Professor von Gudden
Known for
Senso
Luchino Visconti Director · Suso Cecchi d'Amico Screenplay Enrico Medioli Screenplay
Budget $12M · United States release March 8, 1973 · Produced in Germany, France, Italy, Monaco
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Production
Cinétel
Production
Mega Film
Production
Divina-Film
Production
Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion
Production
Taurus Film
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
Cinetel
Production
Germany · France · Italy · Monaco
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Italian · Latin
Release dates
Germany · January 18, 1973
Premiere · Bonn
Italy · March 7, 1973
Theatrical · Milan
United States · March 8, 1973
Theatrical
United States
July 6, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Harvard Film Archive
Argentina
January 24, 1974 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 21, 1973 · Theatrical · Gent
Denmark
December 12, 1978 · TV
Finland
March 15, 1974 · Theatrical
France
March 15, 1973 · Theatrical
July 4, 2001 · Theatrical · Re-release
August 3, 2011 · Theatrical · Re-release
Greece
October 7, 2003 · Premiere · Panorama of European Cinema
October 17, 2003 · Theatrical · Re-release
Hungary
March 6, 1975 · Theatrical
Italy
March 6, 1973 · Premiere · Milan
March 8, 1973 · Theatrical · Rome
March 9, 1973 · Theatrical · Turin
September 8, 1980 · Theatrical · Restored Version
November 18, 1980 · Theatrical · Re-release
Japan
November 8, 1980 · Theatrical · Short Version
September 22, 2006 · Theatrical · Re-release
Monaco
February 19, 1973 · Premiere · Monte Carlo Film Festival
Netherlands
April 27, 1978 · Theatrical
September 3, 1998 · Theatrical · Restored Version
February 5, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Poland
May 5, 2019 · TV
Serbia
February 8, 1974 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
May 24, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Spain
April 13, 1974 · Theatrical · Barcelona & Madrid
Sweden
July 24, 1978 · Theatrical
March 9, 1982 · TV
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