Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King

1972

2h 15m

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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.

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Harry Baer
Ludwig II
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Ingrid Caven
Lola Montez
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Peter Kern
Lakai Mayr
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Monica Bleibtreu
Elisabeth Ney
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Gert Haucke
Baron Freyschlag
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Günther Kaufmann
Graf Holnstein
Ursula Strätz
Mme Bulyowski
Gerhard Maerz
Richard Wagner #1
Anette Tirier
Richard Wagner #2
Peter Moland
Minissterpräsident Lutz
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Rudolf Waldemar Brem
Professor Gudden
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Daniel Schmid
Aussenminister von der Pfordten
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Johannes Buzalski
Emmanuel Geibel
Kurt Jungmann
Prinz Ludwig
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Oskar von Schab
Ludwig I
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Wolfram Kunkel
Hesselschwert

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Release date

June 22, 1972 (United States)

Country of origin

Germany

Languages

English
French
German

Production companies

ZDF
TMS Film GmbH

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