Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.
Cast
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
Mayr
Alexander Allerson
Secretary of State
Bert Bloch
Weber
Manfred Fürst
Unknown
Kurt Großkurth
Minister of Finance
Anne-Marie Hanschke
Princess Ludovika, Elisabeth's Mother
Gérard Herter
Prince Luitpold
Ian Linhart
Maximilian
Carla Mancini
Unknown
Gernot Möhner
Hesselschwerd
Clara Moustawcesky
Hélène
Alain Naya
Unknown
Alessandro Perella
Unknown
Karl-Heinz Peters
Washinton
Wolfram Schaerf
Crailsheim
Henning Schlüter
Minister Fistermeister
Helmut Stern
Unknown
Eva Axén
Maria
Louise Vincent
Unknown
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)
Crew
Luchino Visconti
Director, Screenplay, Story
Enrico Medioli
Screenplay, Story
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Stefano Patrizi
Assistant Editor
Lea Mazzocchi
Assistant Editor
Armando Nannuzzi
Director of Photography
Albino Cocco
First Assistant Director
Luchino Gastel
Second Assistant Director
Fanny Wessling
Second Assistant Director
Giorgio Ferrara
Second Assistant Director
Louise Vincent
Second Assistant Director
Robert Gordon Edwards
Executive Producer
Ugo Santalucia
Producer, Presenter
Mario Chiari
Production Design
Nino Cristiani
Camera Operator
Giuseppe Bernardini
Camera Operator
Federico Del Zoppo
Camera Operator
Daniele Nannuzzi
Assistant Camera
Sergio Melaranci
Assistant Camera
Gianni Maddaleni
Assistant Camera
Gabriella Pescucci
Assistant Costume Designer
Piero Tosi
Costume Design
Grazia De Rossi
Hair Department Head
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Hairstylist
Gilda De Guilmi
Assistant Hairstylist
Anna Cristofani
Assistant Hairstylist
Alberto De Rossi
Makeup Department Head
Stefano Trani
Assistant Makeup Artist
Goffredo Rocchetti
Makeup Artist
Eligio Trani
Makeup Artist
Vittorio Trentino
Sound
Giuseppe Muratori
Boom Operator
Richard Wagner
Music
Robert Schumann
Music
Jacques Offenbach
Music
Enzo Eusepi
Set Decoration
Corrado Ricercato
Assistant Set Decoration
Gianfranco De Dominicis
Assistant Set Decoration
Mario Tursi
Still Photographer
Renata Franceschi
Script Supervisor
Pietro Ferraroli
Assistant Production Design
Luchino Oltrona Visconti
Assistant Production Design
Mario Scisci
Assistant Production Design
Lucio Trentini
Production Manager
Albino Morandin
Unit Manager
Klaus Zeissler
Unit Manager
Federico Tocci
Unit Manager
Giorgio Russo
Unit Manager
Franco Mannino
Conductor
Federico Starace
Production Secretary
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