The Life of Beethoven (1927)
Das Leben des Beethoven
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.
- Date of release
- 1927-02-18
- TMDB
- 8.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Hans Otto Löwenstein
Casting
- Fritz Kortner — Ludwig van Beethoven
- Lilian Gray — Giulietta Guiccardi
- Dely Drexler — Therese von Brunswick
- Heinz Altringen
- Willy Schmieder — Fürst Lichnowsky
- Ernst Baumeister — Joseph Haydn
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