Ludwig (1973)
"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."
ThumbScore
👍 84%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 33%
(RT: 33%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Helmut Berger as Ludwig
Helmut Griem as Dürckheim
Izabella Telezynska as Queen Mother
Umberto Orsini as Count von Holnstein
Is Ludwig good?
Most people think so. 84% audience score, estimated from 195 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 33%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
