The Life and Loves of Beethoven (1937)
Lyrical biography of the classical composer, depicted as a romantic hero, an accursed artist.
Top billed cast
Harry BaurLudwig van Beethoven
Jean-Louis BarraultKarl van Beethoven
Annie DucauxTherese of Brunswick
Jany HoltJuliette Guicciardi
Jane MarkenEsther Frechet
Marcel DalioSteiner
André NoxHumpholz
Lucas GridouxSmeskall
Paul PauleySchuppanzigh
Lucien RozenbergComte Guicciardi
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