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[[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France<br />
 
[[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France<br />
 
[[Image:ITA.jpg|25px]] Italy<br />
 
[[Image:ITA.jpg|25px]] Italy<br />
[[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] West Germany<br />
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[[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] West Germany
 
|director = Luchino Visconti
 
|director = Luchino Visconti
 
|date= January 18, 1973
 
|date= January 18, 1973
|language = German<br /> Italian<br />
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|language = German<br /> Italian
 
 
 
|distributor = Gloria Filmverleih AG
 
|distributor = Gloria Filmverleih AG
 
|character1=Ludwig II of Bavaria
 
|character1=Ludwig II of Bavaria
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The story was retold in the [[Ludwig II|2012 movie]] with Sabin Tambrea as the titular character.
 
The story was retold in the [[Ludwig II|2012 movie]] with Sabin Tambrea as the titular character.
  
{{Film Title}}
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{{Film Title|Ludwig}}
  
 
__TOC__<br clear=all>
 
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==Unknown Rifle==
 
==Unknown Rifle==
Bavarian, Prussian and later German soldiers can be seen carrying rifles of unknown types.
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Bavarian, Prussian, and later German soldiers can be seen carrying rifles of unknown types.
[[File:Ludwig-Rifle1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Bavarian sergeant fires his rifle into the air to scare the deputies.]]
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[[File:Ludwig-Rifle1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Bavarian sergeant fires his rifle into the air to scare back the deputies.]]
[[File:Ludwig-Rifle2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Right view of one rifle.]]
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[[File:Ludwig-Rifle2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another soldier opens a door which allows a right view of one rifle.]]
[[File:Ludwig-Rifle3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Receiver view.]]
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[[File:Ludwig-Rifle3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The receiver can be seen.]]
[[File:Ludwig-Rifle4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The bayonet and muzzle.]]
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[[File:Ludwig-Rifle4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close-up of the bayonet and muzzle.]]
[[File:Ludwig-Rifle5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closer view of the rear part.]]
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[[File:Ludwig-Rifle5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rifle of the radio operator leaning against the wall shows the rear part.]]
[[File:Ludwig-Rifle6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A full view.]]
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[[File:Ludwig-Rifle6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A full view of the same rifle.]]
  
==Rast-Gasser M1898==  
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==Rast & Gasser M1898==  
Count von Holstein ([[Umberto Orsini]]) takes an Austro-Hungarian [[Rast-Gasser M1898]] revolver to search for Ludwig II ([[Helmut Berger]]) and Professor Bernhard von Gudden ([[Heinz Moog]]). This unresolved incident happened in 1886, so the appearance of this revolver is clearly an anachronism. A [[Reichsrevolver M1879]] would be more accurate in this time period.
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Count von Holstein ([[Umberto Orsini]]) takes an Austro-Hungarian [[Rast-Gasser M1898]] revolver to search for Ludwig II ([[Helmut Berger]]) and Professor Bernhard von Gudden ([[Heinz Moog]]). This unresolved incident happened in 1886, so the appearance of this revolver is clearly an anachronism. A [[Reichsrevolver M1879]] would be more accurate for this time period.
[[Image:Rast-Gasser.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Austrian Rast Gasser 1898 - 8 x 27mm Gasser]]
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[[Image:Rast-Gasser.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Rast & Gasser Modell 1898 - 8x27mm Gasser]]
 
[[File:Ludwig-RastGasser1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The revolver in his hand after taking it from a drawer.]]
 
[[File:Ludwig-RastGasser1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The revolver in his hand after taking it from a drawer.]]
 
[[File:Ludwig-RastGasser2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Von Holstein performs an ammo check.]]
 
[[File:Ludwig-RastGasser2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Von Holstein performs an ammo check.]]

Revision as of 10:49, 12 June 2021


Ludwig
Ludwig.jpg
Movie Poster
Country FRA.jpg France

ITA.jpg Italy
GER.jpg West Germany

Directed by Luchino Visconti
Release Date January 18, 1973
Language German
Italian
Distributor Gloria Filmverleih AG
Main Cast
Character Actor
Ludwig II of Bavaria Helmut Berger
Empress Elisabeth of Austria Romy Schneider
Richard Wagner Trevor Howard
Cosima von Bülow Silvana Mangano
Pater Hoffmann Gert Fröbe


Ludwig is a 1973 French-German-Italian movie directed by Luchino Visconti (Senso '45, The Leopard) and deals with the life and decline of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. At just 19, Bavaria's fairytale King Ludwig II ascends the throne. He is less interested in diplomacy than in the fine arts. He becomes a generous sponsor of artists and musicians, especially Richard Wagner. But the hoped-for thanks are missing. Bitterly he withdraws and hardly cares about government affairs. Only with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria does he find a soul mate who sticks to him but does not return his love. Thereupon Ludwig Sissis married Sophie. He commissioned huge buildings, but his huge dream castles swallowed up enormous amounts. Finally, he is declared mentally ill and disempowered due to his “wastefulness”.

The story was retold in the 2012 movie with Sabin Tambrea as the titular character.


The following weapons were used in the film Ludwig:


Unknown Rifle

Bavarian, Prussian, and later German soldiers can be seen carrying rifles of unknown types.

A Bavarian sergeant fires his rifle into the air to scare back the deputies.
Another soldier opens a door which allows a right view of one rifle.
The receiver can be seen.
Close-up of the bayonet and muzzle.
The rifle of the radio operator leaning against the wall shows the rear part.
A full view of the same rifle.

Rast & Gasser M1898

Count von Holstein (Umberto Orsini) takes an Austro-Hungarian Rast-Gasser M1898 revolver to search for Ludwig II (Helmut Berger) and Professor Bernhard von Gudden (Heinz Moog). This unresolved incident happened in 1886, so the appearance of this revolver is clearly an anachronism. A Reichsrevolver M1879 would be more accurate for this time period.

Rast & Gasser Modell 1898 - 8x27mm Gasser
The revolver in his hand after taking it from a drawer.
Von Holstein performs an ammo check.
He holds it in the air to explain how the search should proceed.

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