Historienfilm über die letzten Lebensjahre Ludwigs II. von Bayern, der an seiner ehrgeizigen Vision von einem allein der künstlerischen Vollendung gewidmeten Königreich zerbricht. Das Volk wendet sich ebenso gegen ihn wie sein Hofstaat, der Ludwig immer weiter von der Außenwelt isoliert. In geistiger Umnachtung sieht sich der Monarch schließlich von Feinden umgeben und findet den Tod im Starnberger See.

History film about the last years of Ludwig II of Bavaria, who has a breakdown because of his ambitious vision of sole dedication to the artistic perfection of his kingdom.  The people turn against him as well as his court, which, in turn, isolates Ludwig even more from the outside world.  Mentally deranged, he imagines himself surrounded by enemies and ends up finding death in the Starnberger See.

DVD-R HAS GERMAN INTERTITLES WITH SWITCHABLE ENGLISH SUBTITLES. Excellent film quality with minor snow from the original print. LENGTH OF FEATURE FILM:  111 mins.

PLEASE NOTE THAT SWITCHABLE (SOFT) SUBTITLES WILL NOT SHOW UP WHEN VIEWING THE SAMPLE BELOW.  IF YOU SEE SUBTITLES, THEN THEY ARE HARD-ENCODED (meaning, they cannot be turned off when viewing the film):