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title: 'Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1930)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Dieterle'
released: '1930-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 117
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ludwig-ii-king-of-bavaria-1930'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020124/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1930)

1930 · 117 min · Drama, History · Germany

Original title: Ludwig der Zweite, König von Bayern

## Synopsis

Ludwig II, King of Bavaria is a 1930 German silent historical film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Theodor Loos and Eugen Burg. It portrays the life and reign of the monarch Ludwig II who ruled Bavaria from 1864 to 1886. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Geiselgasteig, Munich. The production company was the German subsidiary of the American studio Universal Pictures.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Dieterle](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-dieterle)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hansheinrich Dransmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/hansheinrich-dransmann)
- **Producer:** [Paul Kohner](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-kohner), [Joe Pasternak](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-pasternak)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles J. Stumar](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-j-stumar)

## Cast

- [Josef Reithofer](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-reithofer)
- [Hubert von Meyerinck](https://cinepixo.com/people/hubert-von-meyerinck)
- [Friedrich Ettel](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-ettel)
- [William Dieterle](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-dieterle)
- [Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/hedwig-pauly-winterstein)
- [Michael von Newlinsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-von-newlinsky)
- [Rudolph Anders](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolph-anders)
- [Max Schreck](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-schreck)
- [Eugen Burg](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugen-burg)
- [Arthur Duarte](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-duarte)
- [Ferdinand von Alten](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferdinand-von-alten)
- [Hans Heinrich von Twardowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-heinrich-von-twardowski)
- [Theodor Loos](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodor-loos)
- [Gerhard Bienert](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerhard-bienert)

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