Michael
2026 · Music · Drama
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Film / 1976
Beethoven - Days in a Life
Directed by
Horst Seemann
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 …
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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.
Cast
Donatas BanionisLudwig van Beethoven
Stefan LisewskiJohann van Beethoven
Hans TeuscherKarl van Beethoven
Renate RichterGräfin Josephine Brunsvik
Eberhard EscheBeethovens Sekretär
Fred DelmareJohann Nepomuk Mälzel
Katja ParylaJohanna
Günter Wolf
Leon NiemczykFürst Andreas Rasumowski
Marita BöhmeKonzertsängerin S.
Rolf HoppeIgnaz Schuppanzigh
Hannjo HasseFürst Karl Lichnowski
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