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…
Stars: William Dieterle, Theodor Loos, Hubert von Meyerinck, Eugen Burg, Ferdinand von Alten, Gerhard Bienert
Crew: William Dieterle (Director), Paul Kohner (Producer), Charles J. Stumar (Director of Photography), Hansheinrich Dransmann (Original Music Composer), Joe Pasternak (Producer), Charlotte Hagenbruch (Writer)
Country: Germany
Language: No Language
Studio: Deutsche Universal-Film
Runtime: 117 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Mar 10, 1930
IMDb: 6
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