
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.
Ludwig van Beethoven

Anton Felix Schindler

Anna Marie Erdödy

Johanna Reiss

Karl van Beethoven

Nanette Streicherová

Clemens Metternich

Giulietta Guicciardi

Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven

Kaspar Anton Carl van Beethoven

Franz Josef Guicciardi

Jakob Hotscevar

Marie Fröhlich

Elector Max Friedrich

Therese Obermeyer

Karl Holz

Young Karl van Beethoven
Josephine von Brunsvik

Theresa von Brunsvik
Wenzel Robert von Gallenberg
Joseph Deym
Young Ludwig van Beethoven
Johann van Beethoven, Sr

George Bridgetower
Lilo Braun
Custody policeman

Magistrate
Ignaz Schuppanzigh
Suzanna Guicciardi
Zoltan
Metternich's flunky
Fritzi Erdödy
August Erdödy
August Erdödy

Country policeman

Erdödy's servant

Artillery Captain