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Copying Beethoven

A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven's life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony. It is 1824. Beethoven is racing to finish his new symphony. However, it has been years since his last success and he is plagued by deafness, loneliness and personal trauma. A copyist is urgently needed to help the composer. A fictional character is introduced in the form of a young conservatory student and aspiring composer named Anna Holtz. The mercurial Beethoven is skeptical that a woman might become involved in his masterpiece but slowly comes to trust in Anna's assistance and in the end becomes quite fond of her. By the time the piece is performed, her presence in his life is an absolute necessity. Her deep understanding of his work is such that she even corrects mistakes he has made, while her passionate personality opens a door into his private world.

Credits

Copying Beethoven Cast

Name Character
Ed Harris He was 55, now 73 years old as Ludwig van Beethoven
Phyllida Law She was 74, now 92 years old as Mother Canisius
Diane Kruger She was 30, now 48 years old as Anna Holtz
Angus Barnett He was 43, now 61 years old as Krenski
Viktoria Dihen She was 29, now 47 years old as Magda
Ralph Riach He was 67, now 85 years old as Wenzel Schlemmer
Karl Johnson He was 58, now 76 years old as Stefan Holtz
Matthew Goode He was 28, now 46 years old as Martin Bauer
Bill Stewart He was 40, 39 years old when he died as Rudy
Matyelok Gibbs as Old Woman

Copying Beethoven Crew

Name Department
Andreas Grosch as Executive Producer. He was 57 (now 75) years old Production
Andreas Schmid as Executive Producer. Production
Jany Temime as Costume Design. She was 47 (now 65) years old Costume & Make-Up
Christopher Wilkinson as Producer. He was 68 (now 86) years old Production
Christopher Wilkinson as Screenplay. He was 68 (now 86) years old Writing
Stephen J. Rivele as Screenplay. He was 57 (now 75) years old Writing
Ashley Rowe as Director of Photography. She was 47 (now 65) years old Camera
Alex Mackie as Editor. He was 136 (now 154) years old Editing
Caroline Amies as Production Design. Art
Paul Ghirardani as Art Direction. Art
Lóránt Jávor as Art Direction. Art
Michael Taylor as Producer. He was 73 (now 91) years old Production
Ernst Goldschmidt as Executive Producer. He was 127 (80) years old when He died Production
Marina Grasic as Executive Producer. Production
Jan Korbelin as Executive Producer. Production
Alex Lewis as Producer. He was 25 (now 43) years old Production
Ronaldo Vasconcellos as Line Producer. He was 56 (now 74) years old Production
Bruce Webb as Producer. He was 66 (now 84) years old Production
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Copying Beethoven (18 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, September 10, 2006
  • Runtime: 104 minutes
  • Budget: 11000000.00
  • Revenue: 6191746.00