Composer Johann Sebastian Bach is introduced to King Frederick II of Prussia in 1747. The aging composer and the young monarch clash and a battle of egos ensues.
Vadim Glowna
as Johann Sebastian Bach
Jürgen Vogel
as Friedrich II. von Preußen
Karoline Herfurth
as Prinzessin Amalie
Anatole Taubman
as Friedemann Bach
Paul Herwig
as Emanuel Bach
Antje Westermann
as Johanna Bach
Detlev Buck
as Zollbeamter
Hans-Michael Rehberg
as Medikus
Henning Peker
as Königsbote
Michel Cassagne
as Voltaire
Patrice-Luc Doumeyrou
as Maupertuis
Daniel Lommatzsch
as Stadtbote