Ludwig(1981)

94

  • Drama

Overview

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. [This so-called "TV version" is the reconstructions of Visconti's original 238 minute cut.]

Cast

  • Helmut Berger

    Helmut Berger

    Ludwig

  • Romy Schneider

    Romy Schneider

    Elisabeth of Austria

  • Trevor Howard

    Trevor Howard

    Richard Wagner

  • Helmut Griem

    Helmut Griem

    Dürckheim

  • Silvana Mangano

    Silvana Mangano

    Cosima Von Bülow

  • Umberto Orsini

    Umberto Orsini

    Count Von Holnstein

  • John Moulder-Brown

    John Moulder-Brown

    Prince Otto

  • Gert Fröbe

    Gert Fröbe

    Father Hoffman

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    Status

    Ended

    Seasons

    1

    Episodes

    5

    Last Air Date

    Jan 29, 1981

    Network

    Rai 1

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