Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 239 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- Germany, France, Italy, Monaco
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
The story
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.
- friendship
- bavaria
- germany
- biography
- herrenchiemsee
- male homosexuality
- king
- 19th century
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Helmut Berger
Ludwig
Romy Schneider
Elisabeth of Austria
Trevor Howard
Richard Wagner
Silvana Mangano
Cosima von Bülow
- Gert Fröbe — Father Hoffmann
- Helmut Griem — Dürckheim
- Izabella Telezynska — Queen Mother
- Umberto Orsini — Count von Holnstein
- John Moulder-Brown — Prince Otto
- Sonia Petrovna — Sophie
- Folker Bohnet — Joseph Kainz
- Heinz Moog — Professor von Gudden
- Adriana Asti — Lila von Buliowski
- Marc Porel — Richard Hornig
- Nora Ricci — Countess Ida Ferenczy
- Directed
- Luchino Visconti
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 193 ratings
- Studio
- Cinétel, Mega Film, Divina-Film, Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion, Taurus Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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