
Cinetrā

Cinetrā

Ludwig. He loved women. He loved men. He lived as controversially as he ruled. But he did not care what the world thought. He was the world.
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.
Cast: Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano, Gert Fröbe, Helmut Griem, Izabella Telezynska, Umberto Orsini, John Moulder-Brown, Sonia Petrovna, Folker Bohnet, Heinz Moog, Adriana Asti, Marc Porel, Nora Ricci, Mark Burns, Maurizio Bonuglia, Alexander Allerson, Bert Bloch, Manfred Fürst
Writers: Enrico Medioli (Screenplay), Luchino Visconti (Screenplay), Luchino Visconti (Story), Enrico Medioli (Story), Suso Cecchi d'Amico (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: Armando Nannuzzi
Production Designer: Mario Chiari
Editor: Ruggero Mastroianni
Sound Designer: Vittorio Trentino
Composer: Robert Schumann, Richard Wagner
Costume Designer: Piero Tosi
Direction team: Albino Cocco (First Assistant Director), Giorgio Ferrara (Second Assistant Director), Fanny Wessling (Second Assistant Director), Luchino Gastel (Second Assistant Director), Louise Vincent (Second Assistant Director)
Producers: Ugo Santalucia, Robert Gordon Edwards
Production: Cinétel, Mega Film, Divina-Film, Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion