J.S. Bach: The Music, The Life, The Legend

J.S. Bach: The Music, The Life, The Legend

105 mins | Drama | Aug. 13, 2003

A dramatic exploration of the life and struggles of the great composer, J.S. Bach, from his orphaning at the age of nine, through his struggles for the freedom to compose music in a restrictive society, to his eventual recognition after death.

J.S. Bach: The Music, The Life, The Legend

105 mins | Drama | Aug. 13, 2003

J.S. Bach: The Music, The Life, The Legend
A dramatic exploration of the life and struggles of the great composer, J.S. Bach, from his orphaning at the age of nine, through his struggles for the freedom to compose music in a restrictive society, to his eventual recognition after death.
Producers
Original title Il était une fois Jean-Sébastien Bach
Directors Jean-Louis Guillermou
Writers Jean-Louis Guillermou

Cast

Christian Vadim

as Jean-Sébastien Bach

Elena Lenina

as Anna Magdalena Bach

Frédérique Bel

as Maria Barbara Bach

Jean Rochefort

as Narrator (voice)

Cédric Vallet

as Jean-Christophe Bach

Daniel Duault

as Le duc de Weimar

Gwenaël Foucher

as Jean-Sébastien Bach enfant

Alain Floret

as Monsieur Buxtehüde

Jean Léger

as Le pasteur d'Arnstadt

Raphaëlle Lenoble

as Alexandra Buxtehüde

Annette Schreiber

as Margaretha Bach