A chronicle of the life of infamous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven and his painful struggle with hearing loss. Following Beethoven's death in 1827, his assistant, Schindler, searches for an elusive woman referred to in the composer's love letters as "immortal beloved." As Schindler solves the mystery, a series of flashbacks reveal Beethoven's transformation from passionate young man to troubled musical genius.
as Ludwig van Beethoven
as Anton Felix Schindler
as Anna Marie Erdödy
as Johanna Reiss
as Karl van Beethoven
as Nanette Streicherová
as Clemens Metternich
as Giulietta Guicciardi
as Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven
as Kaspar Anton Carl van Beethoven
as Franz Josef Guicciardi
as Jakob Hotscevar
as Marie Fröhlich
as Elector Max Friedrich
as Therese Obermeyer
as Karl Holz
as Young Karl van Beethoven
as Josephine von Brunsvik
as Theresa von Brunsvik
as Wenzel Robert von Gallenberg
as Joseph Deym
as Young Ludwig van Beethoven
as Johann van Beethoven, Sr
as George Bridgetower
as Lilo Braun
as Custody policeman
as Magistrate
as Ignaz Schuppanzigh
as Suzanna Guicciardi
as Zoltan
as Metternich's flunky
as Fritzi Erdödy
as August Erdödy
as August Erdödy
as Country policeman
as Erdödy's servant
as Artillery Captain
