Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King (1972)
1972 · 2h 20m · Drama, History
Genres: 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.
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Writers: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Music by: Richard Wagner
Cinematography: Dietrich Lohmann
Editor: Peter Przygodda
Cast
Harry Baer as Ludwig IIIngrid Caven as Lola MontezPeter Kern as Lakai Mayr / Hoffriseur Hoppe / RöhmMonica Bleibtreu as Elisabeth NeyGert Haucke as Baron FreyschlagGünther Kaufmann as Graf HolnsteinHanna Köhler as SissiUrsula Strätz as Mme BulyowskiGerhard Maerz as Richard Wagner #1Anette Tirier as Richard Wagner #2Peter Moland as Minissterpräsident LutzRudolf Waldemar Brem as Professor GuddenMore like this
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