Ludwig (English Subtitles) 15/31

Ludwig : Italy, 1972


Ludwig is a 1972 film by Italian director Luchino Visconti about the life and death of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Visconti's muse, Helmut Berger, stars as Ludwig, while Romy Schneider reprises her role as Empress Elisabeth of Austria in a very different portrayal as in the 1950s Sissi trilogy.

The film was made in Munich and other parts of Bavaria, Germany and at the following locations: Berg Castle, Castle Herrenchiemsee, Castle Hohenschwangau, Castle Linderhof, Ettal and Neuschwanstein Castle. During filming in Linderhof Castle the temperature in the famed mirror hall got so high that one of the mirrors cracked as a result, it is to this day the only broken piece in the original decor of the hall.


Directed : Luchino Visconti
Written : Luchino Visconti
Enrico Medioli
Produced : Robert Gordon Edwards(Executive)
Dieter Geissler
Ugo Santalucia
Cinematography : Armando Nannuzzi
Film Editing : Ruggero Mastroianni
Additional Grip : Mauro Pezzotti
Production Design : Mario Chiari
Mario Scisci
Production Manager : Lucio Trentini
Costume Design : Piero Tosi
Assistant Costume Designer : Raffaella De Laurentiis
Makeup Artist : Alberto De Rossi
Hair Stylist : Grazia De Rossi
Scenic Artist : Italo Tomassi
Assistant Director : Albino Cocco
Music Composers : Robert Schumann
Richard Wagner
Jacques Offenbach
Music Department
Conductor : Franco Mannino
Piano : Franco Mannino
Orchestra : Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Sound : Giuseppe Muratori
Vittorio Trentino


Cast (in credits order)

King Ludwig II of Bavaria : Helmut Berger
Richard Wagner : Trevor Howard
Cosima Von Buelow : Silvana Mangano
Father Hoffmann : Gert Fröbe
Count Duerckheim : Helmut Griem
Queen Mother : Izabella Telezynska
Count Von Holstein : Umberto Orsini
Prince Otto : John Moulder-Brown
Sophie : Sonia Petrovna
Joseph Kainz : Folker Bohnet
Professor Gudden : Heinz Moog
Lila Von Buliowski : Adriana Asti
Richard Hornig : Marc Porel
Countess Ida Ferenczy : Nora Ricci
Hans Von Buelow : Mark Burns
Mayor : Maurizio Bonuglia
Maria : Eva Axén (as Eva Tavazzi)
Empress Elisabeth of Austria : Romy Schneider

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Luchino
• Visconti
• King
• Ludwig
• II
• of
• Bavaria
• Empress
• Elisabeth
• Austria
• Helmut
• Berger
• Romy
• Schneider

[traductoragutierrez]

Such a beautiful film, not only the handsome actors and actresses but the photography, every stage created with so much care for detail and beauty. Of course Ludwig was gay, being a Catholic and in such a repressive environment... must have been hell to live like that. Visconti is (was) one of the greatest film makers.

[MARTINKUK1]

But I agree, the film pays off particularly because of Romy, she is more beautiful, more sexy here than she was as a young actress. Swet SISSI is gone here and she portrays a truly sohphisticated woman

[MARTINKUK1]

He makes a terrific indication here, the indication of gay nature...I think that it is the moment when Ludwig discovers his homosexuality: put up a flag, light a fire, take off your gloves and...he looks at his hands with this special 'confusion'

[MrEmet9]

watching the movie only for romy

[Busha69]

Ah,Ludwig and Richard Hornig...my fave historical couple.I like the chemistry they have in this movie:)

[JUSTINMILL3R]

I had a feeling he was gay!!