Ludwig van Beethoven

1954•1h 34m

Documentary

Documentary on the master composer, from a GDR point of view.

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DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme

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Status

Released

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Region US · Lang EN

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Cast

Maximilian Larsen

(voice)

Horst Preusker

(voice)

Gerry Wolff

(voice)

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