• Feature Film

Ludwig II.

Filmplakat für Ludwig II. mit fünf Personen in historischen Kostümen, einem Schloss im Hintergrund und dem Text "Vision. Genie. Leidenschaft."

A complex portrait of the Bavarian fairy tale prince Ludwig II, who wanted to use art and culture to help create a better world. To do so he was prepared to break all the rules. More and more he wandered off into his world of dreams while being less and less able to administrate his political duties as a king.

Data

Category
Feature Film
Financing
Minority coproduction
Format
35 mm, 136 Min
Approximate cinema release
26.12.2012
Release
26.12.2012
Distribution
WBI
Admissions
12.638
Co-production

Bavaria Pictures (DE)

International funding

Deutscher Filmförderfonds, Filmfernsehfonds Bayern, Filmförderungsanstalt, Bayerischer Bankenfonds, MEDIA

Funding program
ÖFI
Film location
Germany, Austria
Shooting time
July - November 2011
Completion
Fall 2012
Funding institutions Austria
Filminstitut, Filmfonds Wien, Filmstandort Austria, Cine Tirol, Land Niederösterreich
Credits
Production
DOR FILM Produktionsgesellschaft m.b.H.
Producer Austria
Danny Krausz, Kurt Stocker
Director
Marie Noëlle, Peter Sehr
Script
Marie Noëlle, Peter Sehr
DOP
Christian Berger
Editor
Hans Funck
Sound engineer
Eckhard Kuchenbecker
Costume design
Gerhard Gollnhofer
Set design
Christoph Kanter
Music
Bruno Coulais
Cast
Sabin Tambrea (Ludwig), Sebastian Schipper (Ludwig alt), Hannah Herzsprung (Kaiserin Elisabeth), Edgar Selge (Richard Wagner), Peter Simonischek (Freiherr von der Pfordten)
Production manager
Ralf Zimmermann
International distribution
Global Screen
Television investment
ORF (Film/Fernseh-Abkommen), BR, WDR, SWR, DEGETO