Ludwig 1973

Ludwig. He loved women. He loved men. He lived as controversially as he ruled. But he did not care what the world thought. He was the world.

Ludwig

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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.

Top Billed 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

Release Date 1973-01-18
Runtime 3h 58m
Directors Armando Nannuzzi, Luchino Visconti, Albino Cocco, Giorgio Ferrara, Fanny Wessling, Luchino Gastel, Louise Vincent
Producers Ugo Santalucia, Robert Gordon Edwards
Writers Enrico Medioli, Luchino Visconti, Luchino Visconti, Enrico Medioli, Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Enrico Medioli

Screenplay

Luchino Visconti

Screenplay

Ugo Santalucia

Producer

Robert Gordon Edwards

Executive Producer

Armando Nannuzzi

Director of Photography

Ruggero Mastroianni

Editor

Mario Chiari

Production Design

Piero Tosi

Costume Design

Luchino Visconti

Director

Luchino Visconti

Story

Enrico Medioli

Story

Nino Cristiani

Camera Operator

Giuseppe Bernardini

Camera Operator

Federico Del Zoppo

Camera Operator

Daniele Nannuzzi

Assistant Camera

Gianni Maddaleni

Assistant Camera

Sergio Melaranci

Assistant Camera

Albino Cocco

First Assistant Director

Giorgio Ferrara

Second Assistant Director

Fanny Wessling

Second Assistant Director

Luchino Gastel

Second Assistant Director

Louise Vincent

Second Assistant Director

Renata Franceschi

Script Supervisor

Lucio Trentini

Production Manager

Robert Schumann

Music

Richard Wagner

Music

Jacques Offenbach

Music

Franco Mannino

Conductor

Lea Mazzocchi

Assistant Editor

Stefano Patrizi

Assistant Editor

Mario Scisci

Assistant Production Design

Pietro Ferraroli

Assistant Production Design

Luchino Oltrona Visconti

Assistant Production Design

Gabriella Pescucci

Assistant Costume Designer

Enzo Eusepi

Set Decoration

Corrado Ricercato

Assistant Set Decoration

Gianfranco De Dominicis

Assistant Set Decoration

Federico Starace

Production Secretary

Alberto De Rossi

Makeup Department Head

Goffredo Rocchetti

Makeup Artist

Grazia De Rossi

Hair Department Head

Maria Teresa Corridoni

Hairstylist

Anna Cristofani

Assistant Hairstylist

Gilda De Guilmi

Assistant Hairstylist

Eligio Trani

Makeup Artist

Stefano Trani

Assistant Makeup Artist

Vittorio Trentino

Sound

Giuseppe Muratori

Boom Operator

Mario Tursi

Still Photographer

Albino Morandin

Unit Manager

Federico Tocci

Unit Manager

Giorgio Russo

Unit Manager

Klaus Zeissler

Unit Manager

Suso Cecchi d'Amico

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