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Film / 1980
Johann Sebastian Bachs vergebliche Reise in den Ruhm
Directed by
Victor Vicas
The last journey of Thomaskantor Johann Sebastian Bach leads from Leipzig to Potsdam. Already 60 years old, he hopes that an audition with the Prussian King Frederick II will not only bring him artistic recognition and renewed appreciation, but also an end to his grueling financial worries.
The story
The last journey of Thomaskantor Johann Sebastian Bach leads from Leipzig to Potsdam. Already 60 years old, he hopes that an audition with the Prussian King Frederick II will not only bring him artistic recognition and renewed appreciation, but also an end to his grueling financial worries.
Cast
Alexander MayJohann Sebastian Bach
Renate RichterAnna Magdalena Bach
Peter ReusseFriedemann Bach
Henry HübchenCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Regina BeyerJohanna Maria Bach
Winfried GlatzederPostknecht
Werner PfeiferLakai
Bärbel BolleKatharina 'Käthe' Dorothea Bach
Marina WaligoraElisabeth 'Lieschen' Johanna Fredericia Bach
Günter RügerRedakteur
Lothar SchellhornPfarrer
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