Beethoven - Days in a Life
1976, German. Directed by Horst Seemann.
Vienna, 1813-1819: Beethoven (played by Donatas Banionis) is at the peak of his fame. Orchestras all over the world play his music, but he lives modestly and is dependent upon private patrons. Nagged by his patronizing brothers, spied upon by officials for his republican beliefs and faced by his progressive hearing loss, the composer becomes more and more isolated. Seeman’s poetic film explores the joys, heartbreak and artistic spirit of the great composer as he works on his Ninth Symphony.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Horst SeemannDirector
- Donatas BanionisLudwig van Beethoven
- Stefan LisewskiJohann van Beethoven
- Hans TeuscherKarl van Beethoven
- Renate RichterGräfin Josephine Brunsvik
- Eberhard EscheBeethovens Sekretär
- Fred DelmareJohann Nepomuk Mälzel
- Katja ParylaJohanna
- Günter WolfCast
- Leon NiemczykFürst Andreas Rasumowski
- Marita BöhmeKonzertsängerin S.
- Rolf HoppeIgnaz Schuppanzigh
- Hannjo HasseFürst Karl Lichnowski
Details
- Released
- 14 October 1976
- Original title
- Beethoven – Tage aus einem Leben
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Horst Seemann, Günter Kunert
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Beethoven - Days in a Life runs 108 minutes (1h 48m).
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Beethoven - Days in a Life isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Beethoven - Days in a Life?
Beethoven - Days in a Life (1976) was directed by Horst Seemann and stars Donatas Banionis, Stefan Lisewski, Hans Teuscher.