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1972 Certificate 12
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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

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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 Certificate 12
Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language DVD: Italian
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 19 Jun 2006
Production year: 1972
Format DVD

Ludwig (1972)

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  • Interested only in Ludwig of Bavaria as a neurotic individual, Visconti centres everything on the king's fears,... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

  • Visconti's baroque and grandiloquent epic

    • The Guardian
    • Posted 08 Oct 2007

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  • 8 out of 8 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    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 hate following sub titles. As it was about Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria it would have been easier for me if they had spoken German, a language I can understand!

    I visited Neuschwanstein some 35 years ago and got a better feeling for the story from that visit than from this film.

      • A customer from Cornwall
      • Posted 06 Dec 2006 16:30

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Visconti

    Recognisably Visconti, slow paced, high drama, intense baroque settings. I hadn't seen this particular Visconti before but was very impressed by its quality in the acting, photography, settings.

    Once you get used to the pace of the film it is totally absorbing and gripping and despite its length I was so engaged I did not notice the time pass.

    It is not a film for those with a short attention span or those who want explosive special effects and explicit violence.

    It may not be quite as good as 'The Leopard' but its not far short and if you are a Visconti fan you will love it.

      • Proactive from London
      • Posted 14 Jun 2008 unknown

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