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 |