The Life of Beethoven

1h 11m
Drama
7.5

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.

Cast

Fritz Kortner
Ludwig van Beethoven
Lilian Gray
Giulietta Guiccardi
Dely Drexler
Therese von Brunswick
Heinz Altringen
Unknown
Willy Schmieder
Fürst Lichnowsky
Ernst Baumeister
Joseph Haydn

Crew

Hans Otto Löwenstein
Director
Emil Kolberg
Writer
Viktor Gluck
Director of Photography
Ernst Richter
Production Design

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