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04 May 2017

Arrow Academy coronates LUDWIG (review)

Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Silvana Mangano, and Trevor Howard lead an international cast in Luchino Visconti's sprawling epic about the life of the mad king Ludwig II of Bavaria.  Suzanna Petrova, Umberto Orsini, Marc Porel, and Maurizio Bonuglia also star.

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Academy (US) Region ALL Blu-ray/DVD combo (DVD Drive-in)
  • Disc One and Two (Blu-ray):
    • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 widescreen
    • Italian and English LPCM 1.0 mono
  • Disc Two and Three (DVD):
    • 16:9 anamorphic 2.35:1 widescreen
    • Italian and English Dolby Digital 1.0 mono
  • Optional English subtitles for the Italian track, English subtitles for the English track (including places where the track reverts to Italian), and English subtitles for the Italian portions of the English track
  • "Helmut Berger: The Mad King" interview
    "Luchino Visconti" hour-long documentary by Carlo Lizzani
    "Producing Ludwig" interview with producer Deiter Geissler
    "Speaking with Suso Cecchi d'Amico" forty-eight minute TV special
    "Silvana Mangano: The Scent of a Primrose" TV special
    English Soundtrack Excerpts
    Theatrical Trailer
    Illustrated collector s booklet containing new writing by Peter Cowie
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