The Life of 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.

Directed by Hans Otto Löwenstein

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Cast

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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