Ludwig II, King of Bavaria
1930 · 117 min · History, Drama
In the last years of his life, Bavarian king Ludwig II (1845 – 1886) devotes himself to ambitious architectural projects, which strain the state coffers to the extreme. The monarch, who is afraid of people, also withdraws more and more into a dream world at his various castles. His brother is already in a psychiatric institute and Ludwig is also eventually put under the care of psychiatrist Bernhard von Gudden. The king attempts to get out from under this guardianship at Starnberg lake…
- Director
- William Dieterle
- Writers
- Charlotte Hagenbruch, William Dieterle, Lajos Biró
- Released
- March 10, 1930
- Language
- German
Cast
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