Ludwig
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1973.
Ludwig is presented here in its complete form in accordance with the director's wishes includes Theatrical (238 min) and Television versions (259 min).
Helmut Berger (Ludwig); Trevor Howard (Richard Wagner); Silvana Mangano (Cosima Von Buelow); Romy Schneider (Elisabeth of Austria); Gert Fröbe (Father Hoffmann); Helmut Griem (Count Duerckheim); Izabella Telezynska (queen mother); Umberto Orsini (Count von Holstein); John Moulder-Brown (Prince Otto); Sonia Petrovna (Sophie); Folker Bohnet (Joseph Kainz); Heinz Moog (Professor Gudden); Adriana Asti (Lila Von Buliowski); Marc Porel (Richard Hornig); Nora Ricci (Countess Ida Ferenczy); Mark Burns (Hans Von Buelow); Maurizio Bonuglia (mayor).
Visconti's lavish portrait of Ludwig II, the 'Mad King' of Bavaria. From his glittering coronation to his mysterious suicide, Ludwig II (Helmut Berger) epitomised the doomed nineteenth-century Romantic hero. A loner by nature, he was tormented by his unrequited love for his cousin, Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Romy Schneider), who sensed his true sexual nature and fragile grip on reality. But as war raged around him, Ludwig's sole obsession remained the visionary music of Richard Wagner (Trevor Howard), and he retreated more and more into a fantasy world, alarming his ministers through his irrational behaviour, neglect of state affairs and lavish expenditure on several fairytale castles. Judged unfit to rule, Ludwig was eventually declared insane.
Blu-ray; region A; 1080p high definition widescreen (2.39:1) presentation, mono.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
as incredibly lengthy as it is boring. submitted by Tassos on March 26, 2022, 11:33am Very poorly conceived movie. REally old-fashioned. Not a classic.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Italian or English dialogue; English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
PUBLISHED
[Shenley, Hertfordshire, UK] : Arrow Academy, [2017]
Year Published: 2017
Description: 2 videodiscs (238 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Blu-Ray
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Visconti, Luchino, 1906-1976,
Berger, Helmut, 1944-
Schneider, Romy, 1938-1982,
Mangano, Silvana, 1930-1989,
Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988,
Fröbe, Gert, 1913-1988,
Cecchi d'Amico, Suso,
Medioli, Enrico,
Nannuzzi, Armando, 1925-
Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880,
Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856,
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883,
Arrow Academy (Firm),
Mega Films (Firm)
Cinetel (Firm : Paris, France)
Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion (Firm)
Divina Film.
SUBJECTS
Ludwig -- II, -- King of Bavaria, -- 1845-1886 -- Drama.
Wagner, Richard, -- 1813-1883 -- Drama.
Homosexuality -- Psychological aspects -- Drama.
Gay men -- Bavaria -- Drama.
Mentally ill -- Bavaria -- Drama.
Composers -- Germany -- Drama.
Feature films.
Motion pictures, Italian.
Foreign films -- Italy.
Bavaria (Germany) -- Kings and rulers -- Drama.