
14/10/1976
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.

Donatas Banionis
as Ludwig van Beethoven

Stefan Lisewski
as Johann van Beethoven

Hans Teuscher
as Karl van Beethoven

Renate Richter
as Gräfin Josephine Brunsvik

Eberhard Esche
as Beethovens Sekretär

Fred Delmare
as Johann Nepomuk Mälzel

Katja Paryla
as Johanna

Günter Wolf
as

Leon Niemczyk
as Fürst Andreas Rasumowski

Marita Böhme
as Konzertsängerin S.

Rolf Hoppe
as Ignaz Schuppanzigh

Hannjo Hasse
as Fürst Karl Lichnowski

Erika Pelikowsky
as

Günter Rüger
as

Gerry Wolff
as

Herwart Grosse
as

Wolfgang Greese
as

Gerd Ehlers
as

Dirk Nawrocki
as

Christa Gottschalk
as

Hanns-Jörn Weber
as

Eva Jiroušková
as

Werner Dissel
as Grisslinger

Wolf Sabo
as

Angela Brunner
as
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