DramaHistory
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
5.3/ 10
June 22, 1972
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.
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
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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Hanna Köhler
Sissi
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Ursula Strätz
Mme Bulyowski
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Gerhard Maerz
Richard Wagner #1
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Anette Tirier
Richard Wagner #2
