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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
Gerry Wolff
Leon Niemczyk
Fürst Andreas Rasumowski
Donatas Banionis
Ludwig van Beethoven
Eberhard Esche
Beethovens Sekretär
Rolf Hoppe
Ignaz Schuppanzigh
Erika Pelikowsky
Dirk Nawrocki
Hannjo Hasse
Fürst Karl Lichnowski
Angela Brunner
Werner Dissel
Grisslinger
Wolfgang Greese
Hans Teuscher
Karl van Beethoven
Marita Böhme
Konzertsängerin S.
Stefan Lisewski
Johann van Beethoven
Gerd Ehlers
Katja Paryla
Johanna
Fred Delmare
Johann Nepomuk Mälzel
Günter Wolf
Hanns-Jörn Weber
Herwart Grosse
Renate Richter
Gräfin Josephine Brunsvik
Günter Rüger
Christa Gottschalk
Eva Jiroušková
Wolf Sabo

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