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Overview

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Director:
Bernard Rose
Writer (WGA):
Bernard Rose (written by)
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Release Date:
6 January 1995 (USA) more
Tagline:
The genius behind the music. The madness behind the man. The untold love story of Ludwig von Beethoven.
Plot:
The life and death of the legendary Ludwig van Beethoven. Beside all the work he is known for, the composer... more | add synopsis
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The wild genius more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Gary Oldman ... Ludwig van Beethoven
Jeroen Krabbé ... Anton Felix Schindler

Isabella Rossellini ... Anna Marie Erdödy

Johanna ter Steege ... Johanna Reiss
Marco Hofschneider ... Karl van Beethoven

Miriam Margolyes ... Nanette Streicherová
Barry Humphries ... Clemens Metternich

Valeria Golino ... Giulietta Guicciardi
Gerard Horan ... Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven

Christopher Fulford ... Kaspar Anton Carl van Beethoven
Alexandra Pigg ... Therese Obermayer
Luigi Diberti ... Franz Josef Guicciardi

Michael Culkin ... Jakob Hotscevar
Donal Gibson ... Karl Holz
Matthew North ... Young Karl van Beethoven
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Additional Details

Runtime:
121 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS (8 channels) | Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Kromeriz, Czech Republic more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Stephen Rea turned down the role of Beethoven. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: Early in the movie, after her bath, she says, "We were invited to Prince Vichnoski's palace, for a musical evening. Beethoven was going to be there." In the following shot, as the horses are approaching the palace, the shadow of the film crew is visible on the horses. more
Quotes:
Anton Felix Schindler: There can be no peace without the truth. more
Movie Connections:
References Citizen Kane (1941) more
Soundtrack:
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 'Eroica' more

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10 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
The wild genius, 30 August 1998
Author: Matthew Ignoffo (mermatt@webtv.net) from Eatontown, NJ, USA

Not quite as dramatic as AMADEUS, to which there are obvious comparisons, it is a powerful film in its own right.

Taking the mysterious letter which Beethoven wrote to his "Immortal beloved" as the starting point, we follow his secretary's attempt to identify the person to whom the letter is addressed. No one knows, to this day, who that person really is, but the film offers an interesting theory.

The letter, however, is just a device to tell the story of the wild genius who personifies the Romantic movement in art. The letter serves much the same purpose as does Rosebud in CITIZEN KANE -- a method of stringing together a series of flashbacks that reveal the personality of the central figure.

The acting is wonderful and the music is powerful.

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Who would have made a better beethoven than gary??? Floristan15
anyone love this movie? dlee89
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Ludwig DESERVES a decent movie like Mozart's 'Amadeus'!!! tinkerchel
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