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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.
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1981-01-29
S1E5 — Episode 5
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Helmut Berger
Ludwig
Romy Schneider
Elisabeth of Austria
Trevor Howard
Richard Wagner
Helmut Griem
Dürckheim
Silvana Mangano
Cosima Von Bülow
Umberto Orsini
Count Von Holnstein
John Moulder-Brown
Prince Otto
Gert Fröbe
Father Hoffman
Izabella Telezynska
Queen Mother
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