
The story
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 & crew
Donatas BanionisLudwig van Beethoven
Stefan LisewskiJohann van Beethoven
Hans TeuscherKarl van BeethovenRenate Richter
Renate RichterGräfin Josephine Brunsvik
Eberhard EscheBeethovens Sekretär
Fred DelmareJohann Nepomuk Mälzel
Katja ParylaJohanna
Günter WolfCast
Leon NiemczykFürst Andreas Rasumowski
Marita BöhmeKonzertsängerin S.
Rolf HoppeIgnaz Schuppanzigh
Hannjo HasseFürst Karl LichnowskiExplore the crew
- Director of Photography
- Otto Hanisch
- Director
- Horst Seemann
- Editor
- Bärbel Weigel
- Writer
- Günter Kunert
- Writer
- Horst Seemann