Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1930)

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…

• Release Date: 1930-03-10
• Runtime: 1h 57min
• Production Company: Deutsche Universal-Film
• Production Country: Germany
• Director: William Dieterle