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LUDWIG

by Luchino Visconti Di Modrone

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.

original title: Ludwig
country: Germany, Monaco, France, Italy
year: 1973
genre: fiction
directed by: Luchino Visconti Di Modrone
film run: 238'
release date: DE 18/01/1973, MC 19/02/1973, IT 06/03/1973, FR 15/03/1973, BE 21/09/1973, YU 08/02/1974, FI 15/03/1974, ES 13/04/1974, HU 06/03/1975, NL 27/04/1978, SE 24/07/1978, UK 10/1978, DK 12/12/1978, GR 07/10/2003
screenplay: Luchino Visconti Di Modrone, Enrico Medioli, Suso Cecchi D'Amico
cast: Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard
cinematography by: Armando Nannuzzi
film editing: Ruggero Mastroianni
art director: Mario Chiari, Mario Scisci
costumes designer: Piero Tosi
producer: Ugo Santalucia
executive producer: Robert Gordon Edwards

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