The Life and Loves of Beethoven (1937)
1h 56m
Running Time
January 15, 1937Release Date
The Life and Loves of Beethoven (1937)
1h 56m
Running Time
January 15, 1937Release Date
Plot.
Lyrical biography of the classical composer, depicted as a romantic hero, an accursed artist.
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Cast & Crew.
Harry Baur
Ludwig van Beethoven
Annie Ducaux
Thérèse de Brunswick
Jany Holt
Juliette Guicciardi
Jane Marken
Esther Frechet
Jean-Louis Barrault
Karl van Beethoven
Abel Gance
Director
Marcel Dalio
Steiner
Steve Passeur
Writer
André Nox
Humpholz
Marc Fossard
Cinematographer
Lucas Gridoux
Smeskall
Robert Lefebvre
Cinematographer
Paul Pauley
Schuppanzigh
Lucien Rozenberg
Comte Guicciardi
Marguerite Beaugé
Editor
Yolande Laffon
Countess Guicciardi
André Galitzine
Editor
Jean Debucourt
Count Robert Gallenberg
Georges Saillard
Breuning
Jean Pâqui
Pierrot
André Bertic
Johann Van Beethoven
Sylvie Gance
Dead child's mother
Roger Blin
De Ries
Gaston Dubosc
Anton Schindler
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 15, 1937
Original NameUn grand amour de Beethoven
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 56m
Genres
Wiki.
Beethoven's Great Love (French: Un grand amour de Beethoven is a 1936 French historical musical drama film directed by Abel Gance and starring Harry Baur, Annie Ducaux and Jany Holt. It portrays the career of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven. In Britain and the United States it was sometimes alternatively titled The Life and Loves of Beethoven.
It was shot at the Cité Elgé Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.