Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King (1972)
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.
- Released
- 1972-06-22
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 13 votes
Cast
- Harry Baer as Ludwig II
- Ingrid Caven as Lola Montez
- Peter Kern as Lakai Mayr / Hoffriseur Hoppe / Röhm
- Monica Bleibtreu as Elisabeth Ney
- Gert Haucke as Baron Freyschlag
- Günther Kaufmann as Graf Holnstein
- Hanna Köhler as Sissi
- Ursula Strätz as Mme Bulyowski
- Gerhard Maerz as Richard Wagner #1
- Anette Tirier as Richard Wagner #2
- Peter Moland as Minissterpräsident Lutz
- Rudolf Waldemar Brem as Professor Gudden