
Ludwig II, King of Bavaria
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…
- Year: 1930
- Country: Germany
- Genre: History, Drama
- Studio: Deutsche Universal-Film
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- Director: William Dieterle
- Cast: William Dieterle, Theodor Loos, Hubert von Meyerinck, Eugen Burg, Ferdinand von Alten, Gerhard Bienert