Ludwig Ii, King of Bavaria
Details
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 & Crew
- Cast:William Dieterle , Theodor Loos , Hubert von Meyerinck , Eugen Burg , Ferdinand von Alten , Gerhard Bienert , Friedrich Ettel , Franz Neuner
- Director: William Dieterle
