Drama · Austria · 1927 · 1h 11m

The Life of Beethoven

Das Leben des Beethoven

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Director
Hans Otto Löwenstein
Cast
Fritz Kortner as Ludwig van Beethoven Lilian Gray as Giulietta Guiccardi Dely Drexler as Therese von Brunswick Heinz Altringen as Willy Schmieder as Fürst Lichnowsky Ernst Baumeister as Joseph Haydn
Crew
Viktor Gluck — Director of Photography Emil Kolberg — Writer Ernst Richter — Production Design
Synopsis

Filmed in Austria for the hundredth anniversary of Beethoven's death, this 1927 silent film tells the story of the German genius' eventful emotional life. Presented in a restored version and with rearranged music, a biopic to be savored with ears wide open.

Mood & Themes
composerclassical musicbiographypianistludwig van beethoven
Key Collaborators
Hans Otto Löwenstein Director Viktor Gluck Director of Photography Emil Kolberg Writer Ernst Richter Production Design
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