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Ludwig II (German: Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs) is a 1955 West German historical drama film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring O.W. Fischer, Ruth Leuwerik and Marianne Koch. It is based on the life of the nineteenth century ruler Ludwig II of Bavaria. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. The film was shot in technicolor at the Bavaria Studios in Munich with sets designed by the art director Hein Heckroth and Fritz Lück. Location shooting took place at the historic residences of Ludwig II Herrenchiemsee, Neuschwanstein Castle and Hohenschwangau Castle.
Cast
O.W. Fischer as Ludwig II
Ruth Leuwerik as Elisabeth, Empress of Austria
Marianne Koch as Princess Sophie
Paul Bildt as Richard Wagner
Friedrich Domin as Otto von Bismarck
Rolf Kutschera as Graf Holnstein
Herbert Hübner as von Pfistermeister
Robert Meyn as Professor Dr. Gudden
Rudolf Fernau as Prince Luitpold von Bayern
Willy Rösner as Minister von Lutz
Klaus Kinski as Prince Otto von Bayern
Fritz Odemar as General von der Tann
Erik Frey as Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria
Albert Johannes as Fürst Hohenfels
Erica Balqué as Cosima von Bülow
Walter Regelsberger as Graf Dürckheim
Hans Quest as Kapellmeister Eckert
References
Bibliography
Mitchell, Charles P. The Great Composers Portrayed on Film, 1913 through 2002. McFarland, 2004.
Reimer, Robert C. & Reimer, Carol J. The A to Z of German Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
External links
Ludwig II at IMDb
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- Paul Bildt
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- Helmut Käutner
- Ludwig II (1955 film)
- Ludwig II (disambiguation)
- Ludwig II of Bavaria
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- Neuschwanstein Castle
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