Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King

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.

Cast

Harry Baer

as Ludwig II

Ingrid Caven

as Lola Montez

Peter Kern

as Lakai Mayr / Hoffriseur Hoppe / Röhm

Monica Bleibtreu

as Elisabeth Ney

Gert Haucke

as Baron Freyschlag

Günther Kaufmann

as Graf Holnstein

Hanna Köhler

as Sissi

Ursula Strätz

as Mme Bulyowski

Gerhard Maerz

as Richard Wagner #1

Anette Tirier

as Richard Wagner #2

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