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A string of masterpieces behind him – including Ossessione, Senso, The Leopard and Death in Venice – the great Italian director Luchino Visconti turned his attentions to the life and death of King Ludwig II of Bavaria in 1972, resulting in an epic of 19th-century decadence.
Dominated by Helmut Berger (The Damned, The Bloodstained Butterfly) in the title role, Ludwig nevertheless manages to find room for an impressive cast list: Romy Schneider (reprising her Elisabeth of Austria characterisation from the Sissi trilogy), Silvana Mangano (Bitter Rice), Gert Fröbe (Goldfinger), John Moulder-Brown (Deep End) and Trevor Howard (Brief Encounter) as Richard Wagner.
As opulent as any of Visconti's epics – Piero Tosi's costume design was nominated for an Academy Award – Ludwig is presented here in its complete form in accordance with the director's wishes.
Special Features
- 2K restoration from the original film negative
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
- Two viewing options: the full-length theatrical cut or as five individual parts
- Original Italian soundtrack with optional English subtitles
- Original English soundtrack with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Interview with actor Helmut Berger
- Interview with producer Dieter Geissler
- Luchino Visconti, an hour-long documentary portrait of the director by Carlo Lizzani (Wake Up and Kill, Requiescant) containing interviews with Burt Lancaster, Vittorio Gassman, Francesco Rosi, Claudia Cardinale and others
- Speaking with Suso Cecchi d'Amico, an interview with the screenwriter
- Silvana Mangano: The Scent of a Primrose, a half-hour portrait of the actress
- Theatrical trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring two choices of original poster artwork
- Arrow Video
- 257 mins approx
- Luchino Visconti
- 12
- Helmut Berger
- Romy Schneider
- Trevor Howard
English & English SDH
- 1973
- Italian
- English
- 2
- B
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Arrow Films
A string of masterpieces behind him – including Ossessione, Senso, The Leopard and Death in Venice – the great Italian director Luchino Visconti turned his attentions to the life and death of King Ludwig II of Bavaria in 1972, resulting in an epic of 19th-century decadence.
Dominated by Helmut Berger (The Damned, The Bloodstained Butterfly) in the title role, Ludwig nevertheless manages to find room for an impressive cast list: Romy Schneider (reprising her Elisabeth of Austria characterisation from the Sissi trilogy), Silvana Mangano (Bitter Rice), Gert Fröbe (Goldfinger), John Moulder-Brown (Deep End) and Trevor Howard (Brief Encounter) as Richard Wagner.
As opulent as any of Visconti's epics – Piero Tosi's costume design was nominated for an Academy Award – Ludwig is presented here in its complete form in accordance with the director's wishes.
Special Features
- 2K restoration from the original film negative
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
- Two viewing options: the full-length theatrical cut or as five individual parts
- Original Italian soundtrack with optional English subtitles
- Original English soundtrack with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Interview with actor Helmut Berger
- Interview with producer Dieter Geissler
- Luchino Visconti, an hour-long documentary portrait of the director by Carlo Lizzani (Wake Up and Kill, Requiescant) containing interviews with Burt Lancaster, Vittorio Gassman, Francesco Rosi, Claudia Cardinale and others
- Speaking with Suso Cecchi d'Amico, an interview with the screenwriter
- Silvana Mangano: The Scent of a Primrose, a half-hour portrait of the actress
- Theatrical trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring two choices of original poster artwork
- Arrow Video
- 257 mins approx
- Luchino Visconti
- 12
- Helmut Berger
- Romy Schneider
- Trevor Howard
English & English SDH
- 1973
- Italian
- English
- 2
- B
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