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
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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
Theodor Loos
Dr. von Gudden
Eugen Burg
Actor
Ferdinand von Alten
Actor
Gerhard Bienert
Hesselschwerdt
Charlotte Hagenbruch
Writer
Paul Kohner
Producer
Joe Pasternak
Producer
Hansheinrich Dransmann
Composer
Charles J. Stumar
Cinematographer
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Otto von Wittelsbach (as H.H. von Twardowsky)
Trude von Molo
Kaiserin Elisabeth 'Sissi' von Österreich
Rina Marsa
Herzogin Sophie
Paul Dannenberg
Makeup Artist
Lajos Biró
Writer
Fritz Maurischat
Set Designer
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 1929 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.