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Ludwig - Requiem for a Virgin King (1972)
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Ludwig - Requiem for a Virgin King (1972)
Original name: Ludwig - Requiem für einen jungfräulichen König
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: West Germany, Austria
Duration: 140 min.
Story: 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.
Style: visual, avant garde, historical drama
Plot: royalty, biopic, musician, lgbt, composer, royal family, king, young man, gay, nature, loneliness, motorcycle, youth, puzzle, aristocracy, homosexuality, cabaret, insanity, culture, monarchy, brother, interview, guillotine, performer, breaking the fourth wall ...
Time: victorian era, victorian
Place: germany, bavaria

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out period drama, serious, realistic and historical drama films with plots about royalty, biopic, royal family, queen, monarchy, politics and king mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like Ludwig - Requiem for a Virgin King: Karl May (1974), Ludwig II (2012), Ludwig (1973), Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977), The Marriage of Gustav III (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Karl May (1974)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
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Duration: 187 min.
Story: This ethereal, three-hour biopic is the middle film in Hans-Jürgen Syberberg’s “German Trilogy” on the mythological foundations of the Third Reich. By fusing theater, music, and cinema, Syberberg conjures up Karl May (1842-1912), the ...
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Ludwig II (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
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Duration: 130 min.
Story: A dramatic retelling of the life of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, one of the most fascinating monarchs of modern times. From his accession to the throne at the age of 18 to his passionate support of Richard Wagner and his music. From his ingenuous ...
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Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1870s, 1860s, 1880s
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Ludwig (1973)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France, West Germany, Monaco
Duration: 238 min.
Story: A history of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886.
Style: homoerotic, realistic, captivating, serious, atmospheric ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: West Germany, France, UK
Duration: 442 min.
Story: Documentary film that examines the rise and fall of the Third Reich, incorporating puppetry, rear-screen projection, and a Wagnerian score into a singular epic vision. The director, who grew up under Nazi tyranny, ruminates on good and evil and the ...
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The Marriage of Gustav III (2001)
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Style: captivating, historical drama, masterpiece, period drama
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Time: 18th century
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