

Ludwig II, King of Bavaria
1930, German. Directed by William Dieterle.
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…
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 10 March 1930
- Original title
- Ludwig der Zweite, König von Bayern
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- William Dieterle, Charlotte Hagenbruch, Lajos Biró
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Who directed Ludwig II, King of Bavaria?
Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1930) was directed by William Dieterle and stars William Dieterle, Theodor Loos, Hubert von Meyerinck.