STORY
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…
CAST & CREW
- William Dieterle
- Theodor Loos
- Hubert von Meyerinck
- Eugen Burg
- Ferdinand von Alten
Cast
- William Dieterle
Director
INFORMATION
- Deutsche Universal-Film
Production Companies
- Germany
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- No Language
