Ludwig II, King of Bavaria
117 mins
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…
Trude von Molo
Kaiserin Elisabeth 'Sissi' von Österreich
Paul Kohner
Producer
Charles J. Stumar
Director of Photography
Hansheinrich Dransmann
Original Music Composer
Charlotte Hagenbruch
Writer
Heinz Landsmann
Production Manager
Erich Grave
Art Direction
Paul Dannenberg
Makeup Artist
Ernst Stern
Art Direction
Fritz Maurischat
Set Designer
Ernst Stern
Costume Design
