Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King

Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King

5.8(10 votes)
1972
2h 15m
Drama
History

Reflected in an artificial and bombastically staged illusory world with Wagnerian compositions, glossy and satirical time references, 19th century German figures and traditions are stripped of their mythology and interpreted by the Germany of 1972.

Production

ZDF, TMS Film GmbH

Cast

Harry Baer

Harry Baer

Ludwig II

Ingrid Caven

Ingrid Caven

Lola Montez

Peter Kern

Peter Kern

Lakai Mayr / Hoffriseur Hoppe / Röhm

Monica Bleibtreu

Monica Bleibtreu

Elisabeth Ney

Gert Haucke

Gert Haucke

Baron Freyschlag

Günther Kaufmann

Günther Kaufmann

Graf Holnstein

Hanna Köhler

Hanna Köhler

Sissi

Ursula Strätz

Ursula Strätz

Mme Bulyowski

Gerhard Maerz

Gerhard Maerz

Richard Wagner #1

Anette Tirier

Anette Tirier

Richard Wagner #2

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