Summary:
Vienna, 1824. In the days before the first performance of the Ninth Symphony, Beethoven needs help with copying out the charts, so a promising student of composition, Anna Holtz, 23, is sent to assist him. She not only aids the transcription of the notes, she provides guidance from the orchestra pit as Beethoven conducts the work's debut. During the next two years, the final ones of Beethoven's life, Anna provides assistance to the deaf, temperamental, ailing man. In return, he tutors her in composition and explains to her the ideas and principles of Romanticism. He tries to speak for God.
| Runtime: | 104 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for some sexual elements. |
| Production: | Sidney Kimmel Entertainment |
| Genres: | Drama, History, Music |
| Countries: | USA, Germany, Hungary |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Apr 3, 2007 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Agnieszka Holland | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Christopher Wilkinson | Written By |
| Stephen J. Rivele | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Diane Kruger | Anna Holtz |
| Ed Harris | Ludwig Van Beethoven |
| Matthew Goode | Martin Bauer |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Angus Barnett | Krenski |
| Bill Stewart | Rudy |
| David Kennedy | Neighbor |
| Gábor Bohus | Schuppanzigh |
| Joe Anderson | Karl Van Beethoven |
| Karl Johnson | Stefan Holtz |
| László Áron | Judge |
| Matyelok Gibbs | Old Woman |
| Nicholas Jones | Archduke Rudolph |
| Phyllida Law | Mother Canisius |
| Ralph Riach | Wenzel Schlemmer |
| Viktoria Dihen | Magda |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alex Lewis | Co-Producer: Copying Beethoven Limited |
| Andreas Grosch | Executive Producer |
| Andreas Schmid | Executive Producer |
| Bruce Webb | Co-Producer |
| Christopher Wilkinson | Producer |
| Ernst Goldschmidt | Executive Producer |
| Gábor Váradi | Co-Producer: Eurofilm Studio KFT |
| Jan Korbelin | Executive Producer |
| Marina Grasic | Executive Producer |
| Michael Taylor | Producer |
| Péter Miskolczi | Co-Producer: Eurofilm Studio KFT |
| Ronaldo Vasconcellos | Executive Producer |
| Sidney Kimmel | Producer |
| Stephen J. Rivele | Producer |
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