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Cast

William Dieterle

William Dieterle

Ludwig II - König von Bayern

Theodor Loos

Theodor Loos

Dr. von Gudden

Hubert von Meyerinck

Hubert von Meyerinck

Eugen Burg

Eugen Burg

Ferdinand von Alten

Ferdinand von Alten

Gerhard Bienert

Gerhard Bienert

Hesselschwerdt

Friedrich Ettel

Friedrich Ettel

Franz Neuner

Franz Neuner

Georg Guertler

Georg Guertler

Josef Reithofer

Josef Reithofer

Michael von Newlinsky

Michael von Newlinsky

Harro Helwig

Harro Helwig

Arthur Duarte

Arthur Duarte

Paul Günther

Paul Günther

Max Schreck

Max Schreck

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Otto von Wittelsbach (as H.H. von Twardowsky)

Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein

Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein

Trude von Molo

Trude von Molo

Kaiserin Elisabeth 'Sissi' von Österreich

Rina Marsa

Rina Marsa

Herzogin Sophie

Maria Markstein

Maria Markstein

Johanna Klemperer

Johanna Klemperer

Crew

William Dieterle

William Dieterle

Director

Paul Kohner

Paul Kohner

Producer

Charles J. Stumar

Charles J. Stumar

Director of Photography

Hansheinrich Dransmann

Hansheinrich Dransmann

Original Music Composer

Joe Pasternak

Joe Pasternak

Producer

Charlotte Hagenbruch

Charlotte Hagenbruch

Writer

William Dieterle

William Dieterle

Writer

Heinz Landsmann

Heinz Landsmann

Production Manager

Erich Grave

Erich Grave

Art Direction

Paul Dannenberg

Paul Dannenberg

Makeup Artist

Ernst Stern

Ernst Stern

Art Direction

Fritz Maurischat

Fritz Maurischat

Set Designer

Ernst Stern

Ernst Stern

Costume Design

Lajos Biró

Lajos Biró

Writer

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Ludwig II, King of Bavaria

19305.0 / 10117 min
History, Drama

Overview

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…