Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1930)
Overview
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
Ludwig II - König von Bayern
Theodor Loos
Dr. von Gudden
Hubert von Meyerinck
Eugen Burg
Ferdinand von Alten
Gerhard Bienert
Hesselschwerdt
Josef Reithofer
Michael von Newlinsky
Arthur Duarte
Max Schreck
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Otto von Wittelsbach (as H.H. von Twardowsky)
Rina Marsa
Herzogin Sophie
