Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King

GER 1972, 139 min

The last king of the old type, within the setting of his fantasies, at the beginning of the industrial age.

Synopsis

Rather depicting the life of the Bavarian king, LUDWIG – REQUIEM FOR A VIRGIN KING dives into the images of his dreams – which he mistook for reality.

LUDWIG – REQUIEM FOR A VIRGIN KING is the first part of Hans Jürgen Syberberg’s German Trilogy. Syberberg continued the trilogy in 1974 with KARL MAY and concluded it in 1977 with HITLER, A FILM FROM GERMANY (1977).

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Language: German, Subtitles: English

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Awards and Festivals

- Bundesfilmpreis 1972 (Filmband in Gold, Bestes Drehbuch und Bester Spielfilm)

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Credits

Director and Screenplay
Hans Jürgen Syberberg
With
Harry Baer, Peter Kern, Peter Moland, Günther Kaufmann, Rudolf Waldemar Brem, Gert Haucke, Ingrid Caven, Hanna Köhler, Daniel Schmid, Monika Bleibtreu, Eddy Murray
Director of Photography
Dietrich Lohmann
Assistant Camera
Thomas Gitt, Michael Böer
Optical Effects
Theodor Nischwitz
Editor
Peter Przygodda
Music
Richard Wagner
Make-up Artist
Sybille Danzer, Wolfgang Schnürlei
Costume
Barbara Baum, Chris Wilhelm
Sound
Heinz Schürer
Set Manager
Stefan Abendroth
Production Manager
Hartmut Bahr
Producer
Hans Jürgen Syberberg
Produced by
TMS Film, ZDF
World Premiere
23.06.1972, München, Arri

DVD-Details

Language
German
Subtitles
English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian
Length
139 min
Country Code
Code-free
System
PAL / Color
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound Format
DD 2.0
Set Content
Softbox (Set Content: 2)
Release Date
30.11.2007
Rating
From 16 Years

All three films of Syberberg’s GERMAN TRILOGY available in one box (6 Discs, 13 hours). The box includes an exclusive booklet with texts by Syberberg, Susan Sontag, Boris Groys and Rochell Fack (all texts in German). Limited edition!

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