Ludwig
Italy / West Germany / France,
1973, 235 / 155 / 178 min
(Special edition: 2x115 / 5x45 min)
Directed by:
Luchino ViscontiCinematography:
Armando NannuzziCast:
Helmut Berger, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano, Gert Fröbe, Helmut Griem, Umberto Orsini, John Moulder-Brown, Sonia Petrovna, Folker Bohnet, Adriana Asti (more)Plots(1)
The 19th-century King of Bavaria becomes involved in scandal. Conspired against by his own ministers, he died in mysterious circumstances which for reasons of state were attributed to his own madness. (official distributor synopsis)