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Vienna, 1813-1819: Beethoven (played by Donatas Banionis) is at the peak of his fame. Orchestras all over the world play his music, but he lives modestly and is dependent upon private patrons. Nagged by his patronizing brothers, spied upon by officials for his republican beliefs and faced by his progressive hearing loss, the composer becomes more and more isolated. Seeman’s poetic film explores the joys, heartbreak and artistic spirit of the great composer as he works on his Ninth Symphony.
Directed by
Horst Seemann
Written by
Horst Seemann, Günter Kunert
Fred Delmare
Johann Nepomuk Mälzel
Eberhard Esche
Beethovens Sekretär
Leon Niemczyk
Fürst Andreas Rasumowski
Donatas Banionis
Ludwig van Beethoven
Hannjo Hasse
Fürst Karl Lichnowski
Herwart Grosse
Gerry Wolff
Wolfgang Greese
Marita Böhme
Konzertsängerin S.
Werner Dissel
Grisslinger
Stefan Lisewski
Johann van Beethoven
Hanns-Jörn Weber
Rolf Hoppe
Ignaz Schuppanzigh
Katja Paryla
Johanna
Hans Teuscher
Karl van Beethoven
Günter Wolf
Gerd Ehlers
Angela Brunner
Dirk Nawrocki
Renate Richter
Gräfin Josephine Brunsvik
Erika Pelikowsky
Günter Rüger
Christa Gottschalk
Eva Jiroušková
Wolf Sabo

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