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.
Cast: Harry Baer, Ingrid Caven, Peter Kern, Monica Bleibtreu, Gert Haucke, Günther Kaufmann, Hanna Köhler, Ursula Strätz, Gerhard Maerz, Anette Tirier, Peter Moland, Rudolf Waldemar Brem, Daniel Schmid
Crew: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (Director), Peter Przygodda (Editor), Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (Writer), Dietrich Lohmann (Director of Photography), Richard Wagner (Music)