Ludwig II, King of Bavaria
Ludwig der Zweite, König von Bayern
Release: 1930-03-10
·Runtime: 117m
·★ 5.0
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…
Production Countries
Germany
Production Companies
Deutsche Universal-Film
Cast
Max Schreck
Ferdinand von Alten
Rina Marsa
as Herzogin Sophie
Eugen Burg
Arthur Duarte
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
as Otto von Wittelsbach (as H.H. von Twardowsky)
Hubert von Meyerinck
Josef Reithofer
Michael von Newlinsky
William Dieterle
as Ludwig II - König von Bayern
Theodor Loos
as Dr. von Gudden
Gerhard Bienert
as Hesselschwerdt
