Friedemann Bach

Friedemann Bach (1941)

During a house concert, the Bach family gets a visit by their son Wilhelm Friedemann, who has just given up his position in Dresden because he no longer could endure the reprisals of his superiors.

Date of release
1941-06-25
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Drama
Director
Gustaf Gründgens, Traugott Müller

Casting

Interesting facts

Friedemann Bach is a 1941 German historical drama film directed by Traugott Müller and starring Gustaf Gründgens, Leny Marenbach and Johannes Riemann. The film depicts the life of Johann Sebastian Bach's son Wilhelm Friedemann Bach. It is based on Albert Emil Brachvogel's fiction novel Friedemann Bach. Wilhelm Friedemann Bach is shown as a gifted son trying to escape his father's shadow.

Production and release

Friedemann Bach was intended to further Nazi propaganda objectives by holding up the Bach family as an example of German cultural greatness. In particular, it is one of several films from Nazi Germany produced during World War II that depict "great Germans" in situations of conflict.

The film was released on June 25, 1941. It is the first and only feature film directed by Traugott Müller, who was the regular set designer for the stage and opera productions of Gustaf Gründgens. Müller died in 1944.

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