Rent Ludwig for FREE
+70,000 other titles and counting
- NO late fees or long term contracts - cancel anytime
- FREE first class post for DVD, Blu-ray & Games rental
- 1000's of films to stream instantly to your PC, TV or PS3TM at no extra cost
Ludwig
1972
A dramatisation of the tormented Bavarian King Ludwig's brief but colourful reign, from his loves for Elisabeth of Austria and composer Richard Wagner to his ever-growing madness and subsequent death. Read more
| Starring | Silvana Mangano, Gert Frobe, Helmut Berger, Trevor Howard |
|---|---|
| Director | Luchino Visconti |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
loading...
Ludwig
A dramatisation of the tormented Bavarian King Ludwig's brief but colourful reign, from his loves for Elisabeth of Austria and composer Richard Wagner to his ever-growing madness and subsequent death.
| Starring | Silvana Mangano, Gert Frobe, Helmut Berger, Trevor Howard, Romy Schneider, Helmut Griem |
|---|---|
| Director | Luchino Visconti |
| Studio | INFINITY |
| Run time | DVD: 3 hrs 50 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Italian |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1972 To Rent: DVD: 19 Jun 2006 |
Ludwig (1972)
Or you can rent each disc individually:
-
Critic's review
View all critics' reviews (2) -
-
Interested only in Ludwig of Bavaria as a neurotic individual, Visconti centres everything on the king's fears,... read more on Time Out
- 49401
-
- Time Out
- 04 Nov 2008 at 00:19
-
-
Most helpful member's review
View all members' reviews (15) -
-
- 12
- 1
Very disappointed
No doubt this film is great if you speak Italian and see it in a cinema, but I found the long thin strip of picture across my TV screen difficult to watch and I... read more »
- 392429
-
[Highly rated reviewer]
- a customer
- Cornwall
- 06 Dec 2006 at 16:30
-
-
Most recent members' reviews
View all members' reviews (15) -
-
- 0
- 0
Visconti and Berger at their peak
An absolute masterpiece, wonderfully atmospheric and beautifully acted. A harrowing depiction of Ludwig II's decline into solitude and despair. Romy ... read more »
- 1081000
-
- a customer
- 12 Jan 2012 at 11:28
-
-
-
- 0
- 0
Ludwig Longeurs
Beautifully mounted and top marks for set dressing. If only the storyline had been edited down to a reasonable length!
Far too long drawn out and by ... read more » - 1045183
-
- a customer
- 26 Sep 2011 at 20:26
-
-
-
- 0
- 0
Langorous film
I seriously thought this film was going to be about Beethoven. Yep. But it turned out to be Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria. He wasn't mad at all just eccentric... read more »
- 961938
-
- Lorrielsee
- 9 reviews
- Malvern
- 07 Feb 2011 at 20:47
-
-
News and features
View all
Vintage Oldman
- 08 Sep 2011
Asked what attributes he took from his old college rector Vivian Green that inspired his most famous character, John Le Carré talked about his spirit and intellect, his powers of observation and recall, and “his ability to disappear into the crowd like a shrimp in sand”. An extraordinary image, that, to convey camouflage and invisibility, and one that makes Gary Oldman seem like the perfect choice for George Smiley. It’s been a long time coming. For many of us (he’s... Read more
-
People who rented this also rented
Showing 1 to 4 of 20
Related user collection
95% from 8 members
Want to watch something right now?
Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | EULA | Affiliates | Jobs | Inside LOVEFiLM Blog | About Us | Contact Us
International sites UK DK DE SE NO
LOVEFiLM, the LOVEFiLM logo and all other LOVEFiLM product or service names are trade marks of LOVEFiLM International Ltd. or its affiliates.
© 2012 LOVEFiLM UK Ltd. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
-
- Formats
- DVD
- Blu-ray
- HD DVD
- Cinema
- LOVEFiLM Instant
- Hotlists
- New releases
- Just added
- Coming soon
- Most popular
- Film or TV
- Film & Features
- Television
-
- DVD Charts
- UK weekly rental chart
- All time top 250
- BFI top 100
- AFI top 100
- Most wanted Blu-rays
- TV weekly rental chart
- The Collection Section
- Celebrity collections
- Unofficial collections
- User collections
-
- Hotlists
- New releases
- Coming soon
-
- Watch Online
- With package
- Pay Per View
- Hotlists
- New releases
- Just added
- Film or TV
- Film & Features
- Television
- LOVEFiLM on TV
- LOVEFiLM direct to your TV
- Connect your PC to your TV