Ludwig (1973)
January 18, 1973Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Adriana Asti
Lila von Buliowski
Marc Porel
Richard Hornig
Nora Ricci
Countess Ida Ferenczy
Mark Burns
Hans von Bülow
Maurizio Bonuglia
Mayor
Alexander Allerson
Secretary of State
Bert Bloch
Weber
Kurt Großkurth
Minister of Finance
Anne-Marie Hanschke
Princess Ludovika, Elisabeth's Mother
Gérard Herter
Prince Luitpold
Ian Linhart
Maximilian
Gernot Möhner
Hesselschwerd
Clara Moustawcesky
Hélène
Karl-Heinz Peters
Washinton
Wolfram Schaerf
Crailsheim
Henning Schlüter
Minister Fistermeister
Eva Axén
Maria
Alexander Stephan
Carlo Teodoro
Karl-Heinz Windhorst
Doctor Müller
Raika Juri
Matilde
Angelo Casadei
Priest (uncredited)
Hans Elwenspoek
Doctor Rumpler (uncredited)
Karl Menzel
Stableboy in Hunding's Hut (uncredited)
Howard Nelson Rubien
Ambassador (uncredited)
Berno von Cramm
Torring (uncredited)
Friedrich von Ledebur
Hofmarschall (uncredited)
Enrico Medioli
Screenplay / Story
Luchino Visconti
Screenplay / Director / Story
Ugo Santalucia
Producer
Robert Gordon Edwards
Executive Producer
Armando Nannuzzi
Director of Photography
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Mario Chiari
Production Design
Piero Tosi
Costume Design
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
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
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 18, 1973
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 58m
Filming LocationsMunich · Bavaria, Germany
Genres
Wiki.
Ludwig (German: Ludwig II.) is a 1973 English-language epic biographical drama film co-written and directed by Luchino Visconti. The film stars Helmut Berger as King Ludwig II of Bavaria and Romy Schneider as Empress Elisabeth of Austria, along with Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano, Helmut Griem, and Gert Fröbe. It is the third and final part of Visconti's "German Trilogy", following The Damned (1969) and Death in Venice (1971).
An international co-production by Italian producer Ugo Santalucia and West German producer Dieter Giessler, Ludwig was one of the most expensive European films at the time, and was a moderate success in its home territories, but was more lukewarmly received in the United States, where a heavily truncated 177-minute version was released. It was filmed in Munich and surrounding parts of Bavaria, and at Cinecittà Studios.
Ludwig won two David di Donatello Awards, for Best Film and Best Director, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design. Berger and Schneider both received German Film Award nominations for their acting, and Berger won a "Special David di Donatello" for his portrayal of the King.