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Ludwig

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Mad Ludwig II (Helmut Berger) of Bavaria likes Empress Elisabeth (Romy Schneider), composer Richard Wagner (Trevor Howard), young men and candy.

Critics Reviews

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Pauline Kael The New Yorker 09/19/2023
This movie is about the king's obsession with a mock-heroic fairy-tale mode of life and has no style. Go to Full Review Jonathan Romney Film Comment Magazine 06/28/2018
It can feel cumbersome, frustratingly disjointed, at times certainly a heavy watch. And yet this full-length Ludwig... feels today like a painting whose images and forms can be at least freshly recognized. Go to Full Review Bilge Ebiri Village Voice 06/22/2018
Built mostly around medium close-ups and dark interiors, the film creates a sense of isolation that matches the lead character's own state of mind. Go to Full Review Judith Crist Texas Monthly 06/12/2020
There is no apparent intelligence in the way all this has been stuck together, let alone the way in which mind-shriveling dialogue has been assigned various mouths. Go to Full Review Diego Galán El Pais (Spain) 08/22/2019
Ludwig continues to be an admirable spectacle. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Michael K @kennedyland Apr 12 I love this show. In these times, it's great to tune into a show like this and have a weekly vacation from the nonsense surrounding us. See more Wolfgang G 01/29/2023 Ludwig II. ist ein historisches Drama von Regisseur Luchino Visconti, mit Helmut Berger als Ludwig. Luchino Visconti inszenierte die historische Geschichte des Ludwig II. überzeugend, poetisch und sehr einfühlsam. Der Film zählt auch heute, nach 50 Jahren, als Meisterwerk, eine Paraderolle für Helmut Berger und auch für Romy Schneider. See more 10/14/2021 Ludwig built the castles that inspired Walt Disney. Visconti's aesthetic masterpiece. See more 09/11/2015 good long exhaustive bio-pic See more 03/03/2014 Grandiose it may seems, there is not much to take away apart from the authentic depiction of King Ludwig's tragic life. See more 05/26/2013 An interesting story of a decadent mad king who was actually a liberace gay romantic romantic eccentric. Great acting and beautiful sets and costumes etc. But almost four hours is a bit too much and I was bored every now and then. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Luchino Visconti

Director

Helmut Berger

King Ludwig II of Bavaria

Romy Schneider

Empress Elisabeth of Austria

Trevor Howard

Richard Wagner

Silvana Mangano

Cosima von Bülow

Helmut Griem

King Ludwig II of Bavaria

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Ludwig

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Movie Info

Synopsis Mad Ludwig II (Helmut Berger) of Bavaria likes Empress Elisabeth (Romy Schneider), composer Richard Wagner (Trevor Howard), young men and candy.
Director
Luchino Visconti
Screenwriter
Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Enrico Medioli, Luchino Visconti
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Mega Film
Rating
PG
Genre
Biography
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 8, 1973, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 14, 2008
Runtime
4h 17m