Ludwig (1973 film, Italy, France, Germany)

Directed by

Luchino Visconti

Crew

• Producers: Dieter Geissler (Germany), Ugo Santalucia
• Written by Luchino Visconti, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Enrico Medioli. The story is based on historic facts about the life and death of the King Ludwig II of Bavaria.
• Music by Franco Mannino, adapting excerpts from Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, conductor and pianist Franco Mannino.
• Cinematography by Armando Nannuzzi
• Edited by Ruggero Mastroianni
• Scenography by Mario Chiari, Mario Scisci, and Enzo/Vincenzo Eusepi
• Costumes by Piero Tosi

Cast

• Ludwig II, King of Bavaria . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Helmut Berger
• Empress Elisabeth of Austria, "Sissi". . . . . . Romy Schneider
• Richard Wagner . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trevor Howard
• Cosima von Bülow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silvana Mangano
• Hans von Bülow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Burns
• Pater Hoffmann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Gert Fröbe
• Count Dürckheim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helmut Griem
• Queen Mother, Marie of Prussia . . . .. . . . . . Izabella Teleżyńska
• Count von Holstein. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . Umberto Orsini
• Prinz Otto of Bavaria . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . John Moulder-Brown
• Princess Sophie of Austria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sonia Petrovna
• Countess Ida Ferenczy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nora Ricci
• Prinz Luitpold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gérard Herter
• Josef Kainz, actor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Folker Bohnet
• Lila von Buliowski, actress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adriana Asti
• Mayer, Ludwig's servant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maurizio Bonuglia
• Richard Hornig, Ludwig's servant . . . . . . . . . . Marc Porel
• Professor Bernhard von Gudden, , . . . . . . . Heinz Moog
• Ambassador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Howard Nelson Rubien

Links

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_(film)_#
• https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_(film)_#
• https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068883/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm

Works by Luchino Visconti