Das Schweigen am Starnbergersee 1920 Directed by Rolf Raffé
This is a very early feature by Rolf Raffé concerning the supposedly "mad" King of Bavaria, Ludwig II, probably the first feature film concerning the life of that King. In the piece, which is for the most part a straightforwards historical biopic from the DW Griffith school of narrative filmmaking, Ludwig is portrayed as an Idealist who cannot fit into the world of his contemporaries.
Cast
Oskar Bayrer
Count Dürkheim
Ferdinand Bonn
Late Ludwig II.
Karl Guttenberger
Richard Wagner
Anton Herrmann
Count Holnstein
Addi Homburg
Princess Sophie von Bayern
Carla Nelsen
Empress Elisabeth von Österreich
Ludwig Wengg
Dr. Gudden
Martin Wilhelm
Young Ludwig II.
Toni Zehend
Hesselschwert