La neuvième
Documentary
Director
Pierre-Henry Salfati
Writers
Pierre-Henry Salfati, Esteban Buch, Maynard Solomon
Stars
Christian Brendel, John Tarzwell, Ewald Balser
Release Date
October 1, 2004
Language
French, English, German
Country
France, Canada, Germany
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🎭 Top Cast
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Christian Brendel
as Self - Narrator
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John Tarzwell
as Self - Narrator
Ewald Balser
as Self - Ludwig van Beethoven [from 'Eroica']
Donatas Banionis
as Self - Ludwig van Beethoven [from 'Beethoven - Tage aus einem Leben']
Leonard Bernstein
as Self
Calvin Coolidge
as Self
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Hanns Eisler
as Self
Joseph Goebbels
as Self
Heinrich Himmler
as Self
Adolf Hitler
as Self
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.78 : 1
Color
Color
Production
13 Productions, National Film Board of Canada (NFB), ARTE
🎯 Categories
FrenchDocumentary
⭐ Featured Review
a masterpiece for all ages (and politicians)
"I did not expect a musical documentary to throw such an original perspective on history. It's not only a well documented and skilfully made film about one of the greatest pieces of music, but it's also a political and historical reflection about how Beethoven's symphony was confiscated, adopted, distorted, enrolled, marched, trumpeted, and used for all possible political purposes by all kind of political systems in history. The 9th was a hymn of evil - it was named Bismarck symphony, it was the masterpiece of the Nazi regime which made out of Wagner and Beethoven the official c..."
📖 Synopsis
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