The Life of Beethoven (1927)
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.
Director: Hans Otto Löwenstein
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Fritz Kortner as Ludwig van Beethoven |
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Lilian Gray as Giulietta Guiccardi |
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Dely Drexler as Therese von Brunswick |
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Heinz Altringen as |
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Willy Schmieder as Fürst Lichnowsky |
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Ernst Baumeister as Joseph Haydn |
| Camera | Viktor Gluck | Director of Photography |
| Art | Ernst Richter | Production Design |
| Writing | Emil Kolberg | Writer |
| Directing | Hans Otto Löwenstein | Director |