Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King

2h 20min

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 Companies

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
Ursula Strätz

Ursula Strätz

Mme Bulyowski
Gerhard Maerz

Gerhard Maerz

Richard Wagner #1
Anette Tirier

Anette Tirier

Richard Wagner #2
Peter Moland

Peter Moland

Minissterpräsident Lutz
Rudolf Waldemar Brem

Rudolf Waldemar Brem

Professor Gudden
Daniel Schmid

Daniel Schmid

Aussenminister von der Pfordten
Johannes Buzalski

Johannes Buzalski

Emmanuel Geibel / Hitler
Kurt Jungmann

Kurt Jungmann

Prinz Ludwig
Oskar von Schab

Oskar von Schab

Ludwig I / Karl May
Wolfram Kunkel

Wolfram Kunkel

Hesselschwert
Wolfgang Haas

Wolfgang Haas

Alfons Weber
Eberhard Schubert

Eberhard Schubert

Hoffotograf Albert / Journalist
Stefan Abendroth

Stefan Abendroth

Kronprinz Friedrich Wilhelm

Release date

22nd Jun 1972

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, Français, English