Ludwig II, King of Bavaria

Drama, History · 1930

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…

Starring

William Dieterle, Paul Dannenberg, Theodor Loos, Hansheinrich Dransmann, William Dieterle, Hubert von Meyerinck, William Dieterle, Eugen Burg, Ferdinand von Alten, Lajos Biró

Director

William Dieterle