Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King (1972)
2h 20m
Running Time
June 22, 1972Release Date
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King (1972)
2h 20m
Running Time
June 22, 1972Release Date
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Plot.
Reflected in an artificial and bombastically staged illusory world with Wagnerian compositions, glossy and satirical time references, 19th century German figures and traditions are stripped of their mythology and interpreted by the Germany of 1972.
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Cast & Crew.
Harry Baer
Ludwig II
Ingrid Caven
Lola Montez / Erste Norne
Peter Kern
Lakai Mayr / Hoffriseur Hoppe / Röhm
Hanna Köhler
Sissi / Zweite Norne
Ursula Strätz
Mme Bulyowski / Dritte Norne
Gert Haucke
Baron Freyschlag
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Director
Günther Kaufmann
Graf Holnstein
Dietrich Lohmann
Cinematographer
Peter Przygodda
Editor
Monica Bleibtreu
Elisabeth Ney
Gerhard Maerz
Richard Wagner #1
Anette Tirier
Richard Wagner #2
Peter Moland
Minissterpräsident Lutz
Rudolf Waldemar Brem
Professor Gudden
Daniel Schmid
Aussenminister von der Pfordten
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 22, 1972
Original NameLudwig - Requiem für einen jungfräulichen König
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 20m
Genres
Wiki.
Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King (German: Ludwig – Requiem für einen jungfräulichen König) is a 1972 West German historical drama film directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, starring Harry Baer as Ludwig II of Bavaria. The film was shot on a soundstage with rear-projected scenography and an intentionally artificial style.
The film received the German Film Award for Best Fiction Film and Best Screenplay. It is the first part in Syberberg's "German trilogy" and was followed by Karl May in 1974 and Hitler: A Film from Germany in 1977.