The Life and Loves of Beethoven (1937)
An epic dramatisation that opens in 1801 Vienna, two of Beethoven's young pupils fall in love with him, before focusing on his unrequited and tragic romances, particularly with Juliette Guicciardi and Thérèse de Brunswick. He suffers deep depression and embarks on resilience at a mill in Heiligenstadt upon realising he's losing his hearing.
Director: Abel Gance
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Harry Baur as Ludwig van Beethoven |
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Jean-Louis Barrault as Karl van Beethoven |
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Annie Ducaux as Therese of Brunswick |
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Jany Holt as Juliette Guicciardi |
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Jane Marken as Esther Frechet |
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Marcel Dalio as Steiner |
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André Nox as Humpholz |
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Lucas Gridoux as Smeskall |
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Paul Pauley as Schuppanzigh |
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Lucien Rozenberg as Comte Guicciardi |
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Yolande Laffon as Countess Guicciardi |
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Jean Debucourt as Count Robert Gallenberg |
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Georges Paulais as |
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Georges Saillard as Breuning |
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Jean Pâqui as Pierrot |
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Philippe Richard as |
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Enrico Glori as |
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André Bertic as Johann Van Beethoven |
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Sylvie Gance as Dead child's mother |
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Roger Blin as De Ries |
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Gaston Dubosc as Anton Schindler |
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Dalméras as Schubert |
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Gisèle Préville as |
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Rika Radifé as Mme Johann van Beethoven |
| Production | Louis Daquin | Producer |
| Production | Christian Stengel | Producer |
| Art | Jacques Colombier | Art Direction |
| Sound | Georges Leblond | Sound Designer |
| Writing | Steve Passeur | Writer |
| Directing | Abel Gance | Director |
| Writing | Abel Gance | Writer |
| Editing | Marguerite Beaugé | Editor |
| Editing | André Galitzine | Editor |
| Camera | Robert Lefebvre | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Marc Fossard | Director of Photography |
