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Johann Sebastian Bachs vergebliche Reise in den Ruhm (1980)
Directed by Victor Vicas
History
The last journey of Thomaskantor Johann Sebastian Bach leads from Leipzig to Potsdam. Already 60 years old, he hopes that an audition with the Prussian King Frederick II will not only bring him artistic recognition and renewed appreciation, but also an end to his grueling financial worries.
Cast
Alexander May
Johann Sebastian Bach
R
Renate Richter
Anna Magdalena Bach
Peter Reusse
Friedemann Bach
Henry Hübchen
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Regina Beyer
Johanna Maria Bach
Winfried Glatzeder
Postknecht
W
Werner Pfeifer
Lakai
B
Bärbel Bolle
Katharina 'Käthe' Dorothea Bach
M
Marina Waligora
Elisabeth 'Lieschen' Johanna Fredericia Bach
G
Günter Rüger
Redakteur
Lothar Schellhorn
Pfarrer
Crew
- Director
- Victor Vicas
Details
- Release date
- 1980-01-01
- Genres
- History
- Original language
- DE
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, ZDF