The history of The Old Schleissheim Palace started with a renaissance country house (1598) and hermitage founded by William V close to Dachau Palace. The central gate and clock tower between both courtyards still date back to the first building period. The inner courtyard is called Maximilianshof, the outer one Wilhelmshof. Under William's son Maximilian I the buildings were extended between 1617 and 1623 by Heinrich Schön and Hans Krumpper to the so-called Old Palace. Schleissheim Palace has been used as a location for several notable motion pictures: The (1951) film Decision Before Dawn (1951) directed by Anatole Litvak Stanley Kubrick's (1957) film Paths of Glory. Alain Resnais's (1961) movie Last Year at Marienbad. The Three Musketeers (2011) were filmed in the palace.
