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…
Directed by William Dieterle · Written by Charlotte Hagenbruch
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William Dieterle Ludwig II - König von Bayern -
Theodor Loos Dr. von Gudden -
Hubert von Meyerinck -
Eugen Burg -
Ferdinand von Alten -
Gerhard Bienert Hesselschwerdt - Friedrich Ettel
- Franz Neuner
- Georg Guertler
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Josef Reithofer -
Michael von Newlinsky - Harro Helwig
Make it a double feature
3h 53m together
Ludwig II, King of Bavaria
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