Beethoven – Tage aus einem Leben

Beethoven – Tage aus einem Leben

108 mins | Drama, History, Music | Oct. 14, 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.

Beethoven – Tage aus einem Leben

108 mins | Drama, History, Music | Oct. 14, 1976

Beethoven – Tage aus einem Leben
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.
Producers DEFA
Original title Beethoven – Tage aus einem Leben
Directors Horst Seemann
Writers Günter Kunert, Horst Seemann

Cast

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

Leon Niemczyk

as Fürst Andreas Rasumowski

Marita Böhme

as Konzertsängerin S.

Rolf Hoppe

as Ignaz Schuppanzigh

Hannjo Hasse

as Fürst Karl Lichnowski