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Ludwig (1972)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:1
Rotten:4
Average Rating:4.3/10
Runtime: 3 hrs 58 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: A lush, atmospheric dramatization of tormented Bavarian King Ludwig's brief but colorful reign, from his loves for Elisabeth of Austria and composer Richard Wagner to his ever-growing madness.
Starring: Helmut Berger, Trevor Howard, Romy Schneider, Silvana Mangano
Starring: Helmut Berger, Trevor Howard, Romy Schneider, Silvana Mangano, Gert Frobe, Helmut Griem
Director: Luchino Visconti
Director: Luchino Visconti
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Reviews for Ludwig
Visconti has been such an intelligent film maker in the past that it's difficult to believe that Ludwig could be quite as bereft of ideas as it is.
Perhaps only Visconti, who seems obsessed with the gloomy side of decadence, could have made Ludwig II of Bavaria seem boring.
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