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Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King(1972)
Status: Released
Date: 1972-06-22
53%
12 Votes
Time: 2h 15m
Overview:
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.
Languages: German, French, English.
Countries:
Germany
ProductionCompanies: 
TMS Film GmbH
Movie: Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
Top 10 Billed Cast
Harry Baer
Ludwig II
Ingrid Caven
Lola Montez
Peter Kern
Lakai Mayr / Hoffriseur Hoppe / Röhm
Monica Bleibtreu
Elisabeth Ney
Gert Haucke
Baron Freyschlag
Günther Kaufmann
Graf Holnstein
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1972-06-22
Average
5.3
Rating:
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