Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1930)

Summary

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…

Watch Ludwig II, King of Bavaria Online

Ludwig II, King of Bavaria is not available for streaming at this moment.

Cast
Crew

William Dieterle

as Ludwig II - König von Bayern
Theodor Loos

as Dr. von Gudden
Hubert von Meyerinck

as
Eugen Burg

as
Ferdinand von Alten

as
Gerhard Bienert

as Hesselschwerdt
Friedrich Ettel

as
Franz Neuner

as
Georg Guertler

as
Josef Reithofer

as
Michael von Newlinsky

as
Harro Helwig

as
Arthur Duarte

as
Paul Günther

as
Max Schreck

as
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

as Otto von Wittelsbach (as H.H. von Twardowsky)
Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein

as
Trude von Molo

as Kaiserin Elisabeth 'Sissi' von Österreich
Rina Marsa

as Herzogin Sophie
Maria Markstein

as
Johanna Klemperer

as

Directing	William Dieterle	Director
Writing	William Dieterle	Writer
Writing	Charlotte Hagenbruch	Writer
Production	Paul Kohner	Producer
Production	Joe Pasternak	Producer
Sound	Hansheinrich Dransmann	Original Music Composer
Camera	Charles J. Stumar	Director of Photography
Art	Erich Grave	Art Direction
Art	Ernst Stern	Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up	Ernst Stern	Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up	Paul Dannenberg	Makeup Artist
Production	Heinz Landsmann	Production Manager
Art	Fritz Maurischat	Set Designer
Writing	Lajos Biró	Writer