Plot
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.
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
Izabella Telezynska
Queen Mother
Umberto Orsini
Count von Holnstein
John Moulder-Brown
Prince Otto
Sonia Petrovna
Sophie
Folker Bohnet
Joseph Kainz
Heinz Moog
Professor von Gudden
Crew
Enrico Medioli
Screenplay
Luchino Visconti
Screenplay
Ugo Santalucia
Producer
Armando Nannuzzi
Director of Photography
Luchino Visconti
Director
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay
Related films
5.8Valentino
1977
Film details
6.5The Music Lovers
1971
Film details
6.6Wilde
1997
Film details
6.2Nightwatching
2007
Film details
6.8The Boys in the Band
2020
Film details
6.2J. Edgar
2011
Film details
6.2William Tell
2025
Film details
6.1Adventures of a Mathematician
2021
Film details
7.4The Last Duel
2021
Film details
6.5Luther
2003
Film details
6.1Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
1998
Film details
6.2The Catcher Was a Spy
2018
Film details
6.9The Brutalist
2024
Film details
6.9Gods and Monsters
1998
Film details
7.0Modigliani
2004
Film details