Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
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.
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King (1972)
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
At a glance
Countries
Germany
Ratings
TMDB users
5.5/10
13 votes
Rating consensus
55/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Cooler blended reception — weighted ~55/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Harry Baer
Ludwig II
Ingrid Caven
Lola Montez
Peter Kern
Lakai Mayr / Hoffriseur Hoppe / Röhm
Monica Bleibtreu
Elisabeth Ney
Gert Haucke
Baron Freyschlag
Günther Kaufmann
Graf Holnstein
Hanna Köhler
Sissi
Ursula Strätz
Mme Bulyowski
Gerhard Maerz
Richard Wagner #1
Anette Tirier
Richard Wagner #2
Peter Moland
Minissterpräsident Lutz
Rudolf Waldemar Brem
Professor Gudden
Community Ledger
No logs yet — yours would be the first on Risocast.
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King (1972)
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Similar films & shows
From TMDB’s similar-title graph — shared genres, tone, cast, or who also watched this.
Sissi: The Young Empress
1956
Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress
1957
The Straight Story
1999
The Last King of Scotland
2006
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006
The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton
2003
First They Killed My Father
2017
The Miracle Worker
1962
The Queen
2006
Divided Loyalties
1990
La Vie en Rose
2007
Frida
2002