Eroica
1h 29m·Drama, Music, TV Movie
Directed by Simon Cellan Jones·2003
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NA/10 avgNo member ratings yetBritish filmmaker Simon Cellan Jones directs the BBC drama Eroica, starring Ian Hart as Ludwig van Beethoven. Shot on digital video, this TV film depicts the first performance of Beethoven's Third Symphony, June 9th, 1804, in Vienna, Austria. Prince Lobkowitz (Jack Davenport) has invited friends to listen to Beethoven conduct his new symphony for the first time. Among the aristocratic attendees are Count Dietrichstein (Tim Pigott-Smith), Countess Brunsvik (Claire Skinner), and composer Josef Haydn (Frank Finlay). The actual musical score is performed by the Orchestre Revolutionaire et Romantique, under the direction of John Eliot Gardiner.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Ian HartLudwig van Beethoven | Ludwig van Beethoven |
 Jack DavenportPrince Lobkowitz | Prince Lobkowitz |
| PPeter HansonWranitzky | Wranitzky |
 Claire SkinnerJosephine Deym | Josephine Deym |
 Frank FinlayJosef Haydn | Josef Haydn |
 Leo BillReis | Reis |
 Trevor CooperOtto Fisher | Otto Fisher |
 Fenella WoolgarPrincess Marie Lobkowitz | Princess Marie Lobkowitz |
 Lucy AkhurstTherese Brunsvik | Therese Brunsvik |
 Victoria ShaletKirsten | Kirsten |
| CCelina LiesegangStella | Stella |
| JJacob EngelbergFranz | Franz |
 Anton LesserSukowaty | Sukowaty |
 Jonathan ArisPaul Dorfmueller | Paul Dorfmueller |
 Tim Pigott-SmithCount Dietrichstein | Count Dietrichstein |
 Robert GlenisterGerhardt | Gerhardt |
 Joseph MorganMatthias | Matthias |
| IIan ThompsonAlbrecht Dorfmeuller | Albrecht Dorfmeuller |
| SSarah FordFrau Fisher | Frau Fisher |