
Friedemann Bach
Drama
Overview
During a house concert, the Bach family gets a visit by their son Wilhelm Friedemann, who has just given up his position in Dresden because he no longer could endure the reprisals of his superiors.
Top Cast


Gustaf Gründgens
Gustaf Gründgens
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Gustaf Gründgens
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach


Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach


Eugen Klöpfer
Eugen Klöpfer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Eugen Klöpfer
Johann Sebastian Bach


Leny Marenbach
Leny Marenbach
Antonia Kollowrat
Leny Marenbach
Antonia Kollowrat


Camilla Horn
Camilla Horn
Mariella Fiorini
Camilla Horn
Mariella Fiorini


Gustav Knuth
Gustav Knuth
Johann Christoph Altnikol
Gustav Knuth
Johann Christoph Altnikol


Franz Schafheitlin
Franz Schafheitlin
Sekretär Siepmann
Franz Schafheitlin
Sekretär Siepmann


Paul Bildt
Paul Bildt
Musikalienhändler Lohmann
Paul Bildt
Musikalienhändler Lohmann


Albert Florath
Albert Florath
Gastwirt in Dresden
Albert Florath
Gastwirt in Dresden


Franz Arzdorf
Franz Arzdorf
Kammerherr am königlichen Hof in Dresden
Franz Arzdorf
Kammerherr am königlichen Hof in Dresden
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