Ludwig der Zweite, König von Bayern (1930)
Also known as Ludwig II, King of Bavaria
1930 · Feature film · 111 min · dir. William Dieterle
- History
- Drama
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…
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- William Dieterle
- Writer
- William Dieterle
- Composer
- Hansheinrich Dransmann
- Cinematography
- Charles J. Stumar
- Studio
- Deutsche Universal-Film
- Released
- 1930-03-10
- Original title
- Ludwig der Zweite, König von Bayern
- Running time
- 111 minutes
Cast & crew
William Dieterle Director- William Dieterle
Theodor Loos
Hubert von Meyerinck
Eugen Burg
Ferdinand von Alten
Gerhard Bienert- Friedrich Ettel
- Franz Neuner
