Ludwig II, King of Bavaria
Release Date: 1930-03-10
Rating : 5/10
Duration : 117 minutes
Genres : History, Drama
Director : William Dieterle
Writer : Charlotte Hagenbruch, William Dieterle, Lajos Biró
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…
Cast
William Dieterle
Theodor Loos
Hubert von Meyerinck
Eugen Burg
Ferdinand von Alten
Gerhard Bienert