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FILM – Ludwig II
January 17, 2014 - 9:00 am
The 18th Annual Berlin and Beyond Film Festival will screen the lavish new film Ludwig II at the historic Castro Theater. Ticket pricing and sales information is forthcoming.
Produced in Germany and Austria in 2012 with the runtime of 130 minutes. In German*. Directed and written by Marie Noëlle and Peter Sehr. Photographed by Christian Berger. Starring Sabin Tambrea, with Sebastian Schipper, Hannah Herzsprung, Edgar Selge, Friedrich Mücke, Justus von Dohnányi, Samuel Finzi, Tom Schilling and Paula Beer
*It is not known, but it is presumed that there are English Subtitles for this film
This event is sponsored by the Goethe Institut San Francisco
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