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Ludwig
“Ludwig. He loved women. He loved men. He lived as controversially as he ruled. But he did not care what the world thought. He was the world.”
★ 7.4· 1973· 239 min· Popularity 1R
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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.
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Release Date: 3/7/1973
Runtime: 239 minutes
Languages: Italian, German, French, Latin, English
Director: Luchino Visconti
Budget: $12.0M
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Companies: Cinétel, Mega Film, Divina-Film, Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion, Taurus Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries: Germany, France, Italy, Monaco
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Keywords
friendshipbavaria, germanybiographyherrenchiemseemale homosexualityking19th century
