The Life of Beethoven

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The Life of Beethoven
Directed by Hans Otto
Written byEmil Kolberg
Starring Fritz Kortner
Cinematography Viktor Gluck
Music byMax Hellmann
Production
company
Allianz-Film
Release date
  • 18 February 1927 (1927-02-18)
CountryAustria
Languages

The Life of Beethoven (German: Das Leben des Beethoven) is a 1927 Austrian silent drama film directed by Hans Otto and starring Fritz Kortner, Heinz Altringen and Ernst Baumeister. [1]

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  1. Wagner and Cinema, p. 82

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