Beethoven's Hair

Beethoven's Hair

2005
1h 30m
6.0

6.0/10

1 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary
Overview

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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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Rhombus Media BBC CBC Films Canada Television and Cable Production Fund License Program (CTCPF)
Production Countries
Canada Czech Republic United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
Danish German English

Keywords

composer classical music ludwig van beethoven

Quick Facts

Release Date February 20, 2005
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0446283

Cast

Nicky Guadagni
Nicky Guadagni

narrator

Michael Fletcher
Michael Fletcher

narrator

Matt Cahill
Matt Cahill

narrator

Alfredo Guevara
Alfredo Guevara

self

Renée Guevara
Renée Guevara

self

Ira F. Brilliant
Ira F. Brilliant

self

Michelle Wassard Larsen
Michelle Wassard Larsen

self

Esther Taylor
Esther Taylor

self

Key Crew

Larry Weinstein
Director
Russell Martin
Writer
Thomas Wallner
Writer