1973·Drama·3h 59m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Luchino Visconti
friendship
bavaria, germany
biography
herrenchiemsee
male homosexuality
king
19th century
Trailer
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Cast
Helmut Berger
Ludwig
Romy Schneider
Elisabeth of Austria
Trevor Howard
Richard Wagner
Silvana Mangano
Cosima von Bülow
Gert Fröbe
Father Hoffmann
Helmut Griem
Dürckheim
Umberto Orsini
Count von Holnstein
John Moulder-Brown
Prince Otto
Sonia Petrovna
Sophie
Folker Bohnet
Joseph Kainz
Heinz Moog
Professor von Gudden
Adriana Asti
Lila von Buliowski
Crew
Luchino Visconti
Director
Luchino Visconti
Screenplay
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Piero Tosi
Costume Design
Daniele Nannuzzi
Assistant Camera
Richard Wagner
Music
Louise Vincent
Second Assistant Director
Robert Schumann
Music
Stefano Patrizi
Assistant Editor
Federico Del Zoppo
Camera Operator
Jacques Offenbach
Music
Popular Reviews
24 reviews
nana
9.0★ · 03/06/26
I want to remain an enigma forever. To others, and also to myself.
definitely an acquired taste but i have acquired that taste tenfold. i love pretty costumes, i love helmut berger, i love extravagance, i love that everybody is insanely attractive and also fucking stupid.
definitely an acquired taste but i have acquired that taste tenfold. i love pretty costumes, i love helmut berger, i love extravagance, i love that everybody is insanely attractive and also fucking stupid.
I want to remain an enigma forever. To others, and also to myself.
definitely an acquired taste but i have acquired that taste tenfold. i love pretty costumes, i love helmut berger, i love extravagance, i love that everybody is insanely attractive and also fucking stupid.
definitely an acquired taste but i have acquired that taste tenfold. i love pretty costumes, i love helmut berger, i love extravagance, i love that everybody is insanely attractive and also fucking stupid.
nana
9.0★ · 01/04/26
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lik
7.3★ · 06/05/23
so good, so long and i wish the lips and dialogue matched more often
so good, so long and i wish the lips and dialogue matched more often
Mathias
5.0★ · 06/04/23
“But it's easier to fight a duel than to write a letter.”So, the movie looks great! It’s absolutely gorgeous. The movie is filmed in actual Bavarian castles, in amazing locations with great cinematography and from a technical standpoint it’s wondrous!
Well.. Just one small thing..
I did not care for the plot at all! These massive period pieces is such a hit or miss for me. For me to be engrossed in this world for 4 fucking hours it needs to be somewhat consistent in its pacing and it just wasn’t, I fell off numerous times.. I’m sorry to the Ludwig fandom.. I truly am, and I hate to say it, but this became such a chore to get through
Overall,
Massive in pretty much every aspect imaginable, impressive filmmaking.. Just wished I gave a flying fuck about Ludwig of Bavaria or Richard Wagner.
“But it's easier to fight a duel than to write a letter.”So, the movie looks great! It’s absolutely gorgeous. The movie is filmed in actual Bavarian castles, in amazing locations with great cinematography and from a technical standpoint it’s wondrous!
Well.. Just one small thing..
I did not care for the plot at all! These massive period pieces is such a hit or miss for me. For me to be engrossed in this world for 4 fucking hours it needs to be somewhat consistent in its pacing and it just wasn’t, I fell off numerous times.. I’m sorry to the Ludwig fandom.. I truly am, and I hate to say it, but this became such a chore to get through
Overall,
Massive in pretty much every aspect imaginable, impressive filmmaking.. Just wished I gave a flying fuck about Ludwig of Bavaria or Richard Wagner.
Timothy Kandra
Wow. Ebert was right.
Wow. Ebert was right.