Top Cast
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Harry Baur
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Jean-Louis Barrault
Karl van Beethoven
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Annie Ducaux
Therese of Brunswick
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Jany Holt
Juliette Guicciardi
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Jane Marken
Esther Frechet
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Marcel Dalio
Steiner
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André Nox
Humpholz
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Lucas Gridoux
Smeskall
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Paul Pauley
Schuppanzigh
Overview
Lyrical biography of the classical composer, depicted as a romantic hero, an accursed artist.
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