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Ludwig II, King of Bavaria

First aired on Mar 10, 1930

Runtime: 117 mins

50%

Genres: History, Drama

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…

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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
Featured Crew
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William Dieterle | Director
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William Dieterle | Writer
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Charlotte Hagenbruch | Writer
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Paul Kohner | Producer
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Joe Pasternak | Producer
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Hansheinrich Dransmann | Original Music Composer