Film

Beethoven's Hair

2005 · 1h 30m · Documentary

IMDb

7.4

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.

Nicky Guadagni

narrator

Michael Fletcher

narrator

Matt Cahill

narrator

Alfredo Guevara

self

Renée Guevara

self

Ira F. Brilliant

self

Michelle Wassard Larsen

self

Esther Taylor

self

• Larry WeinsteinDirector
• Russell MartinWriter
• Thomas WallnerWriter
• David NewEditor

Release date

February 20, 2005

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Documentary

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