My Name Is Bach

My Name Is Bach

My Name Is Bach

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My Name Is Bach

2004

1h 39m

5.5(6 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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TSR

Pandora Film

Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion

WDR

SRG SSR

Cast & Crew

15 members

Acting

Vadim Glowna

Johann Sebastian Bach

Vadim Glowna

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Jürgen Vogel

Friedrich II. von Preußen

Jürgen Vogel

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Karoline Herfurth

Prinzessin Amalie

Karoline Herfurth

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Anatole Taubman

Friedemann Bach

Anatole Taubman

Acting

Paul Herwig

Emanuel Bach

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Antje Westermann

Johanna Bach

Antje Westermann

Acting

Detlev Buck

Zollbeamter

Detlev Buck

Acting

Hans-Michael Rehberg

Medikus

Hans-Michael Rehberg

Acting

Henning Peker

Königsbote

Henning Peker

Acting

Michel Cassagne

Voltaire

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Patrice-Luc Doumeyrou

Maupertuis

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Daniel Lommatzsch

Stadtbote

Daniel Lommatzsch

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Joachim Tomaschewsky

Hofarzt

Joachim Tomaschewsky

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Gilles Tschudi

Sekretär Goltz

Gilles Tschudi

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Philippe Vuilleumier

Professor Johann Joachim Quantz

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