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Depicts the final years of the life of 19th century Austrian composer Franz Schubert. This is the shortened theatrical version of the miniseries, released in 2006 as a DVD in the series The Austrian Film.
Top billed cast
Udo SamelFranz Schubert
Daniel OlbrychskiFranz von Schober
Wojciech PszoniakKajetan
Traugott BuhreSchuberts Vater
Maja KomorowskaAnna Schubert
Gabriel BarylliMoritz von Schwind
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