''Ludwig II, King of Bavaria'' (german: Ludwig der Zweite, König von Bayern) is a 1929

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

silent

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...

directed by

William Dieterle William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German-born actor and film director who emigrated to the United States in 1930 to leave a worsening political situation. He worked in Hollywood primarily as a director for much of his ...

and starring Dieterle,

Theodor Loos Theodor August Konrad Loos (18 May 1883 – 27 June 1954) was a German actor. The son of a watchmaker and instruments manufacturer, he left secondary school prematurely and worked for three years at an export firm for music instruments in L ...

and

Eugen Burg Eugen Burg (6 January 1871 – 17 April 1944) was a German actor. His daughter was Hansi Burg. Burg was a close friend of the actor Hans Albers. Burg was born Eugen Hirschburg into a Jewish family, but later converted to Protestantism. He was ba ...

. It portrays the life and reign of the monarch Ludwig II who ruled

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total l ...

from 1864 to 1886. It was made at the

Bavaria Studios Bavaria Studios are film production studios located in Munich, the capital of the region of Bavaria in Germany, and a subsidiary of Bavaria Film. History The studios were constructed in the suburb of Geiselgasteig in 1919 shortly after the F ...

in Geiselgasteig,

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and ...

. The production company was the German subsidiary of the American studio

Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Americ ...

.Prawer p. 97

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* 1930 films 1930s historical drama films German historical drama films Films of the Weimar Republic 1930s German-language films German silent feature films 1930s biographical drama films German biographical drama films Films directed by William Dieterle Biographical films about German royalty Biographical films about Austrian royalty Films set in Bavaria Films set in the 1860s Films set in the 1870s Films set in the 1880s Films set in castles Universal Pictures films Films produced by Joe Pasternak Cultural depictions of Ludwig II of Bavaria Cultural depictions of Empress Elisabeth of Austria German black-and-white films 1930 drama films Films set in the Kingdom of Bavaria Silent drama films 1930s German films Films shot at Bavaria Studios {{historic-film-stub