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Release Date:
March 10, 1930
Original Title:
Ludwig der Zweite, König von Bayern
Alternate Titles:
Ludwig the Second, King of Bavaria
Genres:
Drama | History
Production Companies:
Deutsche Universal-Film
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 117
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…
Art Direction:
Erich Grave
Ernst Stern
Costume Design:
Ernst Stern
Director:
William Dieterle
Director of Photography:
Charles J. Stumar
Makeup Artist:
Paul Dannenberg
Original Music Composer:
Hansheinrich Dransmann
Producer:
Paul Kohner
Joe Pasternak
Production Manager:
Heinz Landsmann
Set Designer:
Fritz Maurischat
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