Immortal Beloved
1994A 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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Gary Oldman
as Ludwig van Beethoven
Jeroen Krabbé
as Anton Felix Schindler
Isabella Rossellini
as Anna Marie Erdödy
Johanna ter Steege
as Johanna Reiss
Marco Hofschneider
as Karl van Beethoven
Miriam Margolyes
as Nanette Streicherová
Barry Humphries
as Clemens Metternich
Valeria Golino
as Giulietta Guicciardi
Gerard Horan
as Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven
Christopher Fulford
as Kaspar Anton Carl van Beethoven
Luigi Diberti
as Franz Josef Guicciardi
Michael Culkin
as Jakob Hotscevar
Sandra Voe
as Marie Fröhlich
Bernard Rose
as Elector Max Friedrich
Alexandra Pigg
as Therese Obermeyer
Donal Gibson
as Karl Holz
Matthew North
as Young Karl van Beethoven
Geno Lechner
as Josephine von Brunsvik
Claudia Solti
as Theresa von Brunsvik
Rory Edwards
as Wenzel Robert von Gallenberg
Hannes Flaschberger
as Joseph Deym
Leo Faulkner
as Young Ludwig van Beethoven
Fintan McKeown
as Johann van Beethoven, Sr
Everton Nelson
as George Bridgetower
Jindra Petráková
as Lilo Braun
Marek Vašut
as Custody policeman
Hugo Kaminský
as Magistrate
Stanislav Behal
as Ignaz Schuppanzigh
Arna Mohelská
as Suzanna Guicciardi
Stepan Hlatky
as Zoltan
Gordon Lovitt
as Metternich's flunky
Anna Kolínská
as Fritzi Erdödy
Johan Kolinsky
as August Erdödy
Josef Kolínský
as August Erdödy
Jan Kuželka
as Country policeman
Barbora Srncová
as Erdödy's servant
Bruce Davey
as Artillery Captain