Back Ludwig – Requiem für einen jungfräulichen König German Ludwig, requiem pour un roi vierge French Ludwig - Requiem per un re vergine Italian Ludwig - Requiem für einen jungfräulichen König LB Ludvig – rekviem för en jungfrukonung Swedish
| Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King | |
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| Directed by | Hans-Jürgen Syberberg |
| Written by | Hans-Jürgen Syberberg |
| Produced by | Hans Jürgen Syberberg |
| Starring | Harry Baer |
| Cinematography | Dietrich Lohmann |
| Edited by | Peter Przygodda |
Production company | TMS Film GmbH |
| Distributed by | American Zoetrope (US Distribution) |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King (German: Ludwig – Requiem für einen jungfräulichen König) is a 1972 West German historical drama film directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, starring Harry Baer as Ludwig II of Bavaria. The film was shot on a soundstage with rear-projected scenography and an intentionally artificial style.
The film received the German Film Award for Best Fiction Film and Best Screenplay. It is the first part in Syberberg's "German trilogy" and was followed by Karl May in 1974 and Hitler: A Film from Germany in 1977.[1]
- ^ "Hans Jürgen Syberberg". Filmportal.de (in German). German Film Institute. Retrieved 2013-03-08.