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Lyrical biography of the classical composer, depicted as a romantic hero, an accursed artist.
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116 min
1937-01-15
Released
French
10
6.8
Ludwig van Beethoven
Karl van Beethoven
Therese of Brunswick
Juliette Guicciardi
Esther Frechet
Steiner
Humpholz
Smeskall
Schuppanzigh
Comte Guicciardi
Countess Guicciardi
Count Robert Gallenberg
Breuning
Pierrot
Johann Van Beethoven
Dead child's mother
De Ries
Anton Schindler
Schubert
Mme Johann van Beethoven
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