Ludwig II, King of Bavaria

Germany

• 1930-03-10(DE)
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  History,

  Drama
• ▪ 1h-57m

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Overview

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…

• William DieterleDirector

  Hansheinrich DransmannOriginal Music Composer

  Joe PasternakProducer

  William DieterleWriter

  Charlotte HagenbruchWriter

  Paul KohnerProducer