Ludwig (film)

Ludwig is a 1973 film directed by Italian director Luchino Visconti about the life and death of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Helmut Berger stars as Ludwig, Romy Schneider reprises her role as Empress Elisabeth of Austria (from the 1955 film Sissi and its two sequels).

Contents

• Ludwig trailer
• Cast
• References

The film was made in Munich and other parts of Bavaria at these locations: Roseninsel, Berg Castle, Lake Starnberg, Castle Herrenchiemsee, Castle Hohenschwangau, Linderhof Palace, Cuvilliés Theatre, Nymphenburg Palace, Ettal, Kaiservilla and Neuschwanstein Castle. Visconti suffered a stroke during filming.

Cast

Helmut Berger as Ludwig II of Bavaria

Trevor Howard as Richard Wagner

Silvana Mangano as Cosima von Bülow

Gert Fröbe as Pater Hoffmann

Romy Schneider as Empress Elisabeth of Austria

Helmut Griem as Count Dürckheim

Izabella Teleżyńska as Queen Mother, Marie of Prussia

Umberto Orsini as Count von Holstein

John Moulder-Brown as Prinz Otto

Sonia Petrovna as Princess Sophie

Folker Bohnet as Josef Kainz

Heinz Moog as Professor Gudden

Adriana Asti as Lila von Buliowski

Marc Porel as Richard Hornig

Nora Ricci as Countess Ida Ferenczy

Mark Burns as Hans von Bülow

Maurizio Bonuglia as Mayer