The Life and Loves of Beethoven

The Life and Loves of Beethoven

116 mins | Drama, Romance, History, Music | Jan. 15, 1937

Lyrical biography of the classical composer, depicted as a romantic hero, an accursed artist.

The Life and Loves of Beethoven

116 mins | Drama, Romance, History, Music | Jan. 15, 1937

The Life and Loves of Beethoven
Lyrical biography of the classical composer, depicted as a romantic hero, an accursed artist.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers
Original title Un grand amour de Beethoven
Directors Abel Gance
Writers Steve Passeur, Abel Gance

Cast

Harry Baur

as Ludwig van Beethoven

Jean-Louis Barrault

as Karl van Beethoven

Annie Ducaux

as Therese of Brunswick

Jany Holt

as Juliette Guicciardi

Jane Marken

as Esther Frechet

Marcel Dalio

as Steiner

André Nox

as Humpholz

Lucas Gridoux

as Smeskall

Paul Pauley

as Schuppanzigh

Lucien Rozenberg

as Comte Guicciardi

Yolande Laffon

as Countess Guicciardi

Jean Debucourt

as Count Robert Gallenberg

Georges Saillard

as Breuning

Jean Pâqui

as Pierrot

André Bertic

as Johann Van Beethoven

Sylvie Gance

as Dead child's mother

Roger Blin

as De Ries

Gaston Dubosc

as Anton Schindler

Dalméras

as Schubert

Rika Radifé

as Mme Johann van Beethoven