Synopsis
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.
Ratings
TMDB
7.4Trailers
Technical team
Luchino Visconti Directing
Enrico Medioli Screenplay
Luchino Visconti Screenplay
Suso Cecchi d'Amico Screenplay
Ugo Santalucia Producing
Robert Gordon Edwards Executive Producing
Production
Cinétel
Mega Film
Divina-Film
Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion
Taurus Film
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer