Ludwig (1981)
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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 BergerLudwig
Romy SchneiderElisabeth of Austria
Trevor HowardRichard Wagner
Helmut GriemDürckheim
Silvana ManganoCosima Von Bülow
Umberto OrsiniCount Von Holnstein
John Moulder-BrownPrince Otto
Gert FröbeFather HoffmanIzabella TelezynskaQueen MotherMovie DNA
Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference270706Actor preference91676 · 323884 · 112459Country preferenceItDecade preference1980
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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.