The Sound of Music
1965 · Drama · Family
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Film / 1994
Immortal Beloved
Directed by
Bernard Rose
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Gary OldmanLudwig van Beethoven
Jeroen KrabbéAnton Felix Schindler
Isabella RosselliniAnna Marie Erdödy
Johanna ter SteegeJohanna Reiss
Marco HofschneiderKarl van Beethoven
Miriam MargolyesNanette Streicherová
Barry HumphriesClemens Metternich
Valeria GolinoGiulietta Guicciardi
Gerard HoranNikolaus Johann van Beethoven
Christopher FulfordKaspar Anton Carl van Beethoven
Luigi DibertiFranz Josef Guicciardi
Michael CulkinJakob Hotscevar
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Sandra VoeMarie Fröhlich
Bernard RoseElector Max Friedrich
Alexandra PiggTherese Obermeyer
Donal GibsonKarl Holz
Matthew NorthYoung Karl van Beethoven
Geno LechnerJosephine von Brunsvik
Claudia SoltiTheresa von Brunsvik
Rory EdwardsWenzel Robert von Gallenberg
Hannes FlaschbergerJoseph Deym
Leo FaulknerYoung Ludwig van Beethoven
Fintan McKeownJohann van Beethoven, Sr
Everton NelsonGeorge Bridgetower
Jindra PetrákováLilo Braun
Marek VašutCustody policeman
Hugo KaminskýMagistrate
Stanislav BehalIgnaz Schuppanzigh
Arna MohelskáSuzanna Guicciardi
Stepan HlatkyZoltan
Gordon LovittMetternich's flunky
Anna KolínskáFritzi Erdödy
Johan KolinskyAugust Erdödy
Josef KolínskýAugust Erdödy
Jan KuželkaCountry policeman
Barbora SrncováErdödy's servant
Bruce DaveyArtillery Captain
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