Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1930)
1h 57m
Running Time
March 10, 1930Release Date
Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1930)
1h 57m
Running Time
March 10, 1930Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

William Dieterle
Ludwig II - König von Bayern / Director / Writer

Theodor Loos
Dr. von Gudden

Hubert von Meyerinck

Eugen Burg

Ferdinand von Alten

Gerhard Bienert
Hesselschwerdt

Friedrich Ettel

Franz Neuner

Georg Guertler

Josef Reithofer

Michael von Newlinsky

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Otto von Wittelsbach (as H.H. von Twardowsky)

Trude von Molo
Kaiserin Elisabeth 'Sissi' von Österreich

Rina Marsa
Herzogin Sophie

Charlotte Hagenbruch
Writer

Paul Kohner
Producer

Joe Pasternak
Producer

Hansheinrich Dransmann
Original Music Composer

Charles J. Stumar
Director of Photography

Erich Grave
Art Direction

Ernst Stern
Art Direction / Costume Design

Paul Dannenberg
Makeup Artist

Heinz Landsmann
Production Manager

Fritz Maurischat
Set Designer

Lajos Biró
Writer

Max Schreck

Paul Günther

Arthur Duarte

Harro Helwig

Johanna Klemperer

Maria Markstein

Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein
Details.
Release DateMarch 10, 1930
Original NameLudwig der Zweite, König von Bayern
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 57m
Genres
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Wiki.
Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (German: Ludwig der Zweite, König von Bayern) is a 1930 German silent historical film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Theodor Loos and Eugen Burg. It portrays the life and reign of the monarch Ludwig II who ruled Bavaria from 1864 to 1886. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Geiselgasteig, Munich. The production company was the German subsidiary of the American studio Universal Pictures.
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