Movie, 1937
The Life and Loves of Beethoven
IMDb 6.8, 116 min, Drama, History, Romance, France
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.
Cast
20 credited
Harry Baur
Ludwig van Beethoven
Jean-Louis Barrault
Karl van Beethoven
Annie Ducaux
Therese of Brunswick
Jany Holt
Juliette Guicciardi
Jane Marken
Esther Frechet
Marcel Dalio
Steiner
André Nox
Humpholz
Lucas Gridoux
Smeskall
Paul Pauley
Schuppanzigh
Lucien Rozenberg
Comte Guicciardi
YL
Yolande Laffon
Countess Guicciardi
Jean Debucourt
Count Robert Gallenberg
Details
DirectorAbel Gance
WritersSteve Passeur, Abel Gance
Runtime116 min
ReleasedFri, Jan 15, 1937
CountryFrance
IMDBtt0028438
