The Movies Database

Movie: Ludwig (1972)

“Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandonned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness. Written by Yepok”

• Director: Luchino Visconti
• Release Date: 8 March 1973 (USA)
• Run Time: 235 min | West Germany:144 min (original release) | Italy:185 min (original release) | USA:186 min (original release)
• Country: Italy , France , West Germany
• Genre: Biography , Drama , History

Trivia: Director Luchino Visconti suffered a stroke during filming.

Movie: Ludas Matyi (1979)

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• Director: Attila Dargay
• Run Time: 75 min
• Country: Hungary
• Genre: Animation , History

Trivia: The original story was written by Mihály Fazekas in 1816. The story is known to than 20% of the Hungarian population.

Movie: Lucrèce Borgia (1953)

“In the early 16th century, Italy is ruled by the powerful Borgia family, led by Cesare Borgia (Pedro Armendariz) and his sister Lucretia (Martine Carol). In a ruthless power play, Cesare plots to have his sister’s husband murdered. But without her brother’s knowledge, Lucretia has taken a strong lover who will challenge the Borgias. Written by Dan Navarro {daneldorado@yahoo.com}”

• Director: Christian-Jaque
• Release Date: 23 October 1953 (France)
• Run Time: 120 min
• Country: Italy , France
• Genre: Drama , History

Movie: Lucrèce Borgia (1935)

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• Director: Abel Gance
• Release Date: 12 October 1937 (USA)
• Run Time: 93 min
• Country: France
• Genre: Drama , History

Movie: Lucrèce Borgia (1909)

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• Director: Albert Capellani
• Country: France
• Genre: Drama , History

Movie: Lucrezia Borgia; Or, Plaything of Power (1923)

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• Director: Edwin Greenwood
• Country: UK
• Genre: Biography , Drama , History

Movie: Lucrezia Borgia (1980) (TV)

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• Director: Brian Large
• Release Date: 1980 (UK)
• Run Time: UK:140 min
• Country: UK
• Genre: Drama , History , Music

Movie: Lucinda Brayford (1980)

“Based on the novel by Martin Boyd (1946) this miniseries tells the story of many generations of a family who migrate from England to Australia and eventually back to England, suffering poverty and becoming social climbers. The family’s social ambitions lead to conflicts between Lucinda and her parents over the attentions of Tony Duff. She therefore marries wealthy Englishman Hugo Brayford and moves to England with him. A series of failures and adulterous episodes in England lead to her experience of “geographical schizophrenia” and personality disintegration. Written by Anonymous”

• Director: John Gauci
• Run Time: 200 min
• Country: Australia
• Genre: Drama , History , Romance

Movie: The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots (1923)

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• Director: Denison Clift
• Country: UK
• Genre: Drama , History