A chronicle of the life of infamous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven and his painful struggle with hearing loss. Following Beethoven's death in 1827, his assistant, Schindler, searches for an elusive woman referred to in the composer's love letters as "immortal beloved." As Schindler solves the mystery, a series of flashbacks reveal Beethoven's transformation from passionate young man to troubled musical genius.
Gary Oldman
as Ludwig van Beethoven
Jeroen Krabbé
as Anton Felix Schindler
Isabella Rossellini
as Anna Marie Erdödy
Johanna ter Steege
as Johanna Reiss
Marco Hofschneider
as Karl van Beethoven
Miriam Margolyes
as Nanette Streicherová
Barry Humphries
as Clemens Metternich
Valeria Golino
as Giulietta Guicciardi
Gerard Horan
as Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven
Christopher Fulford
as Kaspar Anton Carl van Beethoven
Luigi Diberti
as Franz Josef Guicciardi
Michael Culkin
as Jakob Hotscevar
