Ludwig
Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.
Helmut Berger
Ludwig
Romy Schneider
Elisabeth of Austria
Trevor Howard
Richard Wagner
Silvana Mangano
Cosima von Bülow
Gert Fröbe
Father Hoffmann
Helmut Griem
Dürckheim
Izabella Telezynska
Queen Mother
Umberto Orsini
Count von Holnstein
John Moulder-Brown
Prince Otto
Sonia Petrovna
Sophie
Folker Bohnet
Joseph Kainz
Heinz Moog
Professor von Gudden
Adriana Asti
Lila von Buliowski
Marc Porel
Richard Hornig
Nora Ricci
Countess Ida Ferenczy
Mark Burns
Hans von Bülow
Maurizio Bonuglia
Mayr
Alexander Allerson
Secretary of State
Bert Bloch
Weber
Manfred Fürst
Kurt Großkurth
Minister of Finance
Anne-Marie Hanschke
Princess Ludovika, Elisabeth's Mother
Gérard Herter
Prince Luitpold
Ian Linhart
Maximilian
Carla Mancini
Gernot Möhner
Hesselschwerd
Clara Moustawcesky
Hélène
Alain Naya
Alessandro Perella
Karl-Heinz Peters
Washinton
Wolfram Schaerf
Crailsheim
Henning Schlüter
Minister Fistermeister
Helmut Stern
Eva Axén
Maria
Louise Vincent
Alexander Stephan
Carlo Teodoro
Karl-Heinz Windhorst
Doctor Müller
Raika Juri
Matilde
Angelo Casadei
Priest (uncredited)
Hans Elwenspoek
Doctor Rumpler (uncredited)
Karl Menzel
Stableboy in Hunding's Hut (uncredited)
Howard Nelson Rubien
Ambassador (uncredited)
Berno von Cramm
Torring (uncredited)
Friedrich von Ledebur
Hofmarschall (uncredited)
Piero Tosi
Costume Design
Armando Nannuzzi
Director of Photography
Robert Gordon Edwards
Executive Producer
Ugo Santalucia
Producer
Enrico Medioli
Screenplay
Luchino Visconti
Screenplay
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Mario Chiari
Production Design
Luchino Visconti
Director
Daniele Nannuzzi
Assistant Camera
Richard Wagner
Music
Franco Mannino
Conductor
Pietro Ferraroli
Assistant Production Design
Sergio Melaranci
Assistant Camera
Grazia De Rossi
Hair Department Head
Luchino Oltrona Visconti
Assistant Production Design
Corrado Ricercato
Assistant Set Decoration
Luchino Gastel
Second Assistant Director
Fanny Wessling
Second Assistant Director
Alberto De Rossi
Makeup Department Head
Renata Franceschi
Script Supervisor
Lucio Trentini
Production Manager
Vittorio Trentino
Sound
Giorgio Ferrara
Second Assistant Director
Nino Cristiani
Camera Operator
Louise Vincent
Second Assistant Director
Robert Schumann
Music
Stefano Patrizi
Assistant Editor
Giuseppe Bernardini
Camera Operator
Federico Del Zoppo
Camera Operator
Lea Mazzocchi
Assistant Editor
Enzo Eusepi
Set Decoration
Federico Starace
Production Secretary
Goffredo Rocchetti
Makeup Artist
Eligio Trani
Makeup Artist
Gianni Maddaleni
Assistant Camera
Jacques Offenbach
Music
Mario Scisci
Assistant Production Design
Gilda De Guilmi
Assistant Hairstylist
Stefano Trani
Assistant Makeup Artist
Mario Tursi
Still Photographer
Luchino Visconti
Story
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Hairstylist
Enrico Medioli
Story
Gabriella Pescucci
Assistant Costume Designer
Gianfranco De Dominicis
Assistant Set Decoration
Albino Cocco
First Assistant Director
Anna Cristofani
Assistant Hairstylist
Giuseppe Muratori
Boom Operator
Albino Morandin
Unit Manager
Klaus Zeissler
Unit Manager
Federico Tocci
Unit Manager
Giorgio Russo
Unit Manager
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay
Ugo Santalucia
Presenter