
Plot
A chronicle of the life of infamous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven and his painful struggle with hearing loss. Following Beethoven's death in 1827, his assistant, Schindler, searches for an elusive woman referred to in the composer's love letters as "immortal beloved." As Schindler solves the mystery, a series of flashbacks reveal Beethoven's transformation from passionate young man to troubled musical genius.
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Cast

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

Luigi Diberti
Franz Josef Guicciardi

Michael Culkin
Jakob Hotscevar

Sandra Voe
Marie Fröhlich

Bernard Rose
Elector Max Friedrich

Alexandra Pigg
Therese Obermeyer

Donal Gibson
Karl Holz

Matthew North
Young Karl van Beethoven

Geno Lechner
Josephine von Brunsvik

Claudia Solti
Theresa von Brunsvik

Rory Edwards
Wenzel Robert von Gallenberg

Hannes Flaschberger
Joseph Deym

Leo Faulkner
Young Ludwig van Beethoven

Fintan McKeown
Johann van Beethoven, Sr

Everton Nelson
George Bridgetower

Jindra Petráková
Lilo Braun

Marek Vašut
Custody policeman

Hugo Kaminský
Magistrate

Stanislav Behal
Ignaz Schuppanzigh

Arna Mohelská
Suzanna Guicciardi

Stepan Hlatky
Zoltan

Gordon Lovitt
Metternich's flunky

Anna Kolínská
Fritzi Erdödy

Johan Kolinsky
August Erdödy

Josef Kolínský
August Erdödy

Jan Kuželka
Country policeman

Barbora Srncová
Erdödy's servant

Bruce Davey
Artillery Captain