Beethoven's Hair
7.3
Beethoven's Hair traces the unlikely journey of a lock of hair cut from Beethoven's corpse and unravels the mystery of his tortured life and death. The film begins in modern times, when a pair of Beethoven enthusiasts purchase the hair at a Sotheby's auction. The story then looks at the lock's previous owners and culminates in the science that reveals Beethoven's "medical secret". Set to a lush score of some of Beethoven's most glorious music, the film explores the world of forensic testing in sharp relief against the romance of 19th-century Vienna and the horrors of 20th-century Nazi Germany.
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Cast
27 people
Nicky Guadagni
narrator
Known for
Cube
Storm of the Century
Michael Fletcher
narrator
Known for
House of Lies
Russell Martin
David New
Larry Weinstein
Jessica Daniel
Matt Cahill
narrator
Also in
Childstar
Patterns
Niv Fichman
Known for
Blindness
Thomas Wallner
Horst Zeidler
Alfredo Guevara
self
Also in
El camino de Santiago: Periodismo, cine y revolución
BirriLata, Around by Train
Daniel Iron
Known for
Last Night
Larry Weinstein Director · Thomas Wallner Writer Russell Martin Writer
United States release January 21, 2008 · Produced in Canada, Czechia, United Kingdom · Languages Danish, English, German
Production
Rhombus Media
Production
BBC
Production
CBC Films
Production
Canada Television and Cable Production Fund License Program (CTCPF)
Production
Téléfilm Canada
Production
Canada · Czechia · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Danish · English · German
Release dates
Canada · February 20, 2005
Theatrical
United States · January 21, 2008
Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival
Finland
December 30, 2006
New Zealand
July 25, 2007 · New Zealand International Film Festival
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