Copying Beethoven
Serving as Ludwig van Beethoven's copyist gives a conservatory student access to the composer's musical genius, but also exposes her to his cruelty.
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Cast
11 people
Ed Harris
Ludwig van Beethoven
Known for
Westworld
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Diane Kruger
Anna Holtz
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National Treasure
Inglourious Basterds
Matthew Goode
Martin Bauer
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The Imitation Game
Watchmen
Phyllida Law
Mother Canisius
Known for
The Time Machine
Unleashed
Ralph Riach
Wenzel Schlemmer
Known for
Death Defying Acts
What We Did on Our Holiday
Bill Stewart
Rudy
Known for
Edge of Darkness
Made in Britain
Angus Barnett
Krenski
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Hugo
Viktoria Dihen
Magda
Also in
Chameleon
Matyelok Gibbs
Old Woman
Known for
EverAfter
Miss Potter
Karl Johnson
Stefan Holtz
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Halo
Hot Fuzz
Joe Anderson
Karl van Beethoven
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The Crazies
Horns
Agnieszka Holland Director · Christopher Wilkinson Screenplay Stephen J. Rivele Screenplay
Worldwide gross $6.2M · Budget $11M · United States release November 10, 2006
Box office
Budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide gross
$6,191,746
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Production
Anomaly Entertainment
Production
Copying Beethoven UK Limited
Production
Eurofilm Stúdió
Production
VIP 2 Medienfonds
Production
Mandate International
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production
Germany · Hungary · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · July 30, 2006
Premiere · Napa-Sonoma Film Festival
United States · November 10, 2006
Limited theatrical
United States
November 8, 2006 · Premiere · High Falls Film Festival
Argentina
August 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Australia
April 19, 2007 · Theatrical
Austria
April 13, 2007 · Theatrical
Belgium
August 15, 2007 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 17, 2006 · Theatrical · Downtown Filmes mj.gov.br
Bulgaria
April 13, 2007 · Theatrical
Canada
September 10, 2006 · Theatrical · Toronto International Film Festival
Colombia
October 26, 2007 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 3, 2007 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 21, 2007 · Theatrical · Copenhagen International Film Festival
France
July 5, 2009 · Theatrical · La Rochelle Film Festival
Germany
April 5, 2007 · Theatrical
Greece
December 28, 2006 · Limited theatrical
October 8, 2007 · Digital · DVD Premier
Hong Kong SAR China
January 25, 2007 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 8, 2007 · Theatrical
Iceland
June 14, 2007 · Digital · DVD Premier
Ireland
August 17, 2007 · Theatrical
Israel
October 19, 2006 · Theatrical
Italy
June 15, 2007 · Theatrical
Japan
December 9, 2006 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 28, 2007 · Theatrical
Panama
March 28, 2008 · Theatrical
Poland
November 25, 2006 · Premiere · Łódz Camerimage Film Festival
December 1, 2006 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 16, 2006 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 11, 2007 · Theatrical
Spain
September 23, 2006 · Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
October 20, 2006 · Theatrical
Thailand
March 29, 2007 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 27, 2007 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 14, 2007 · Premiere · Cambridge Film Festival
August 17, 2007 · Theatrical
Venezuela
June 13, 2008 · Theatrical
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