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Ludwig II, King of Bavaria

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Ludwig II, King of Bavaria

5.0

1h 57m

1930

Synopsis

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…

Director

William Dieterle

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Cast & Crew

William Dieterle

William Dieterle

as Ludwig II - König von Bayern

Theodor Loos

Theodor Loos

as Dr. von Gudden

Hubert von Meyerinck

Hubert von Meyerinck

Eugen Burg

Eugen Burg

Ferdinand von Alten

Ferdinand von Alten

Gerhard Bienert

Gerhard Bienert

as Hesselschwerdt

Friedrich Ettel

Franz Neuner

Georg Guertler

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