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.
Immortal Beloved (1994) is a drama, music and romance film directed by Bernard Rose, released on December 16, 1994 with a runtime of 2h 1m. It stars Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbé, Isabella Rossellini and Johanna ter Steege. Viewers rate it 7.1 out of 10 across 379 ratings.
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Gary Oldman
as Ludwig van Beethoven
Jeroen Krabbé
as Anton Felix Schindler
Isabella Rossellini
as Anna Marie Erdödy
Johanna ter Steege
as Johanna Reiss
Marco Hofschneider
as Karl van Beethoven
Miriam Margolyes
as Nanette Streicherová
Barry Humphries
as Clemens Metternich
Valeria Golino
as Giulietta Guicciardi
Gerard Horan
as Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven
Christopher Fulford
as Kaspar Anton Carl van Beethoven
Luigi Diberti
as Franz Josef Guicciardi
Michael Culkin
as Jakob Hotscevar
Directed by Bernard Rose, written by Bernard Rose, produced by Bruce Davey.
Average viewer score of 7.1/10 from 379 ratings.
Ten years after the success of "Amadeus"; Hollywood decided to offer us a biopic of this giant of 19th century music who helped set up Vienna as the Mecca of classical music at the time. A truly multi-talented Gary Oldman is on good form as Bernard Rose guides us through the life, and fairly frequent loves, of this genius. His flaws are writ large from the beginning; his, at times, quite brutal upbringing and his…
Reviewed on April 4, 2022
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Immortal Beloved (1994) is available to stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Immortal Beloved (1994) includes Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbé, Isabella Rossellini, Johanna ter Steege and Marco Hofschneider. The film was directed by Bernard Rose. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Immortal Beloved was released on December 16, 1994 and runs for 2h 1m.
Immortal Beloved (1994) holds an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from 379 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, music and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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