Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King

Name: Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1972-06-22
Duration: 140 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Harry Baer, Ingrid Caven, Peter Kern, Monica Bleibtreu, Gert Haucke

Original title: Ludwig - Requiem für einen jungfräulichen König

5.5(13)19722h 20mDE

Directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

Reflected in an artificial and bombastically staged illusory world with Wagnerian compositions, glossy and satirical time references, 19th century German figures and traditions are stripped of their mythology and interpreted by the Germany of 1972.