Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King

Name: Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1972
Duration: 140 min
Rating: 5.5

1972 · 140 min

Drama · History

★ 5.5

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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.

Crew

Director Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Writer Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Director of Photography Dietrich Lohmann

Cast

Harry Baer
Ludwig II
Ingrid Caven
Lola Montez
Peter Kern
Lakai Mayr / Hoffriseur Hoppe / Röhm
Monica Bleibtreu
Elisabeth Ney
Gert Haucke
Baron Freyschlag
Günther Kaufmann
Graf Holnstein
H
Hanna Köhler
Sissi
U
Ursula Strätz
Mme Bulyowski
G
Gerhard Maerz
Richard Wagner #1
A
Anette Tirier
Richard Wagner #2
P
Peter Moland
Minissterpräsident Lutz
Rudolf Waldemar Brem
Professor Gudden

Crew

Director — Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Writer — Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Director of Photography — Dietrich Lohmann

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