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Overview
Beethoven's Hair traces the unlikely journey of a lock of hair cut from Beethoven's corpse and unravels the mystery of his tortured life and death. The film begins in modern times, when a pair of Beethoven enthusiasts purchase the hair at a Sotheby's auction. The story then looks at the lock's previous owners and culminates in the science that reveals Beethoven's "medical secret". Set to a lush score of some of Beethoven's most glorious music, the film explores the world of forensic testing in sharp relief against the romance of 19th-century Vienna and the horrors of 20th-century Nazi Germany.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 20, 2005
- Original language
- English
- Production
- Rhombus Media,BBC,CBC Films,Canada Television and Cable Production Fund License Program (CTCPF)
- Cast
- Matt Cahill,Michael Fletcher,Ira F. Brilliant,Esther Taylor,Nicky Guadagni,Renée Guevara,Michelle Wassard Larsen,Alfredo Guevara
- Director
- Larry Weinstein
- Writer
- Russell Martin,Thomas Wallner
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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