Watch Streaming Beethoven's Hair (2005) : Summary Movie 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. | ||
| Release Date | : | Feb 20, 2005 |
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| Genres | : | Documentary |
| Production Company | : | Rhombus Media, BBC, CBC Films, Canada Television and Cable Production Fund License Program (CTCPF) |
| Production Countries | : | Canada, Czech Republic, United Kingdom |
| Casts | : | Nicky Guadagni, Michael Fletcher, Matt Cahill, Alfredo Guevara, Renée Guevara, Ira F. Brilliant, Michelle Wassard Larsen, Esther Taylor |
| Plot Keywords | : | composer, classical music, ludwig van beethoven, german |
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