Immortal Beloved

Immortal Beloved

121 mins | Drama, Romance, Music | Dec. 16, 1994

A chronicle of the life of infamous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven and his painful struggle with hearing loss. Following Beethoven's death in 1827, his assistant, Schindler, searches for an elusive woman referred to in the composer's love letters as "immortal beloved." As Schindler solves the mystery, a series of flashbacks reveal Beethoven's transformation from passionate young man to troubled musical genius.

Immortal Beloved

121 mins | Drama, Romance, Music | Dec. 16, 1994

Immortal Beloved
A chronicle of the life of infamous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven and his painful struggle with hearing loss. Following Beethoven's death in 1827, his assistant, Schindler, searches for an elusive woman referred to in the composer's love letters as "immortal beloved." As Schindler solves the mystery, a series of flashbacks reveal Beethoven's transformation from passionate young man to troubled musical genius.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Columbia Pictures, Majestic Films International, Icon Entertainment International
Original title Immortal Beloved
Directors Bernard Rose
Writers Bernard Rose

Cast

Gary Oldman

as Ludwig van Beethoven

Jeroen Krabbé

as Anton Felix Schindler

Isabella Rossellini

as Anna Marie Erdödy

Johanna ter Steege

as Johanna Reiss

Marco Hofschneider

as Karl van Beethoven

Miriam Margolyes

as Nanette Streicherová

Barry Humphries

as Clemens Metternich

Valeria Golino

as Giulietta Guicciardi

Gerard Horan

as Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven

Christopher Fulford

as Kaspar Anton Carl van Beethoven

Luigi Diberti

as Franz Josef Guicciardi

Michael Culkin

as Jakob Hotscevar

Sandra Voe

as Marie Fröhlich

Bernard Rose

as Elector Max Friedrich

Alexandra Pigg

as Therese Obermeyer

Donal Gibson

as Karl Holz

Matthew North

as Young Karl van Beethoven

Geno Lechner

as Josephine von Brunsvik

Claudia Solti

as Theresa von Brunsvik

Rory Edwards

as Wenzel Robert von Gallenberg

Hannes Flaschberger

as Joseph Deym

Leo Faulkner

as Young Ludwig van Beethoven

Fintan McKeown

as Johann van Beethoven, Sr

Everton Nelson

as George Bridgetower

Jindra Petráková

as Lilo Braun

Marek Vašut

as Custody policeman

Hugo Kaminský

as Magistrate

Stanislav Behal

as Ignaz Schuppanzigh

Arna Mohelská

as Suzanna Guicciardi

Stepan Hlatky

as Zoltan

Gordon Lovitt

as Metternich's flunky

Anna Kolinska

as Fritzi Erdödy

Johan Kolinsky

as August Erdödy

Josef Kolínský

as August Erdödy

Jan Kuželka

as Country policeman

Barbora Srncová

as Erdödy's servant

Bruce Davey

as Artillery Captain