
Eroica
Drama · Music
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Biopic about Ludwig van Beethoven.
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Ewald Balser
Ewald Balser
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ewald Balser
Ludwig van Beethoven


Marianne Schönauer
Marianne Schönauer
Therese van Brunswick
Marianne Schönauer
Therese van Brunswick


Judith Holzmeister
Judith Holzmeister
Giulietta Guicciardi
Judith Holzmeister
Giulietta Guicciardi


Oskar Werner
Oskar Werner
Karl, Beethovens Neffe
Oskar Werner
Karl, Beethovens Neffe


Dagny Servaes
Dagny Servaes
Karls Mutter
Dagny Servaes
Karls Mutter


Iván Petrovich
Iván Petrovich
Fürst Lichnowsky
Iván Petrovich
Fürst Lichnowsky


Auguste Pünkösdy
Auguste Pünkösdy
Haushälterin
Auguste Pünkösdy
Haushälterin


Alfred Neugebauer
Alfred Neugebauer
Domorganist Albrechtsberger
Alfred Neugebauer
Domorganist Albrechtsberger


Richard Eybner
Richard Eybner
Schuppanzigh
Richard Eybner
Schuppanzigh
Carl Günther
Carl Günther
Landarzt
Carl Günther
Landarzt
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