Eroica
2003, English. Directed by Simon Cellan Jones.
The Day That Changed Music Forever
British filmmaker Simon Cellan Jones directs the BBC drama Eroica, starring Ian Hart as Ludwig van Beethoven. Shot on digital video, this TV film depicts the first performance of Beethoven's Third Symphony, June 9th, 1804, in Vienna, Austria. Prince Lobkowitz (Jack Davenport) has invited friends to listen to Beethoven conduct his new symphony for the first time. Among the aristocratic attendees are Count Dietrichstein (Tim Pigott-Smith), Countess Brunsvik (Claire Skinner), and composer Josef Haydn (Frank Finlay). The actual musical score is performed by the Orchestre Revolutionaire et Romantique, under the direction of John Eliot Gardiner.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Simon Cellan JonesDirector
- Ian HartLudwig van Beethoven
- Jack DavenportPrince Lobkowitz
- Peter HansonWranitzky
- Claire SkinnerJosephine Deym
- Frank FinlayJosef Haydn
- Leo BillReis
- Trevor CooperOtto Fisher
- Fenella WoolgarPrincess Marie Lobkowitz
- Lucy AkhurstTherese Brunsvik
- Victoria ShaletKirsten
- Celina LiesegangStella
- Jacob EngelbergFranz
Details
- Released
- 4 October 2003
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Eroica runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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Eroica isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 October 2003. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Eroica?
Eroica (2003) was directed by Simon Cellan Jones and stars Ian Hart, Jack Davenport, Peter Hanson.