Composer Biographies
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1. Vivaldi, the Red Priest (2009)
120 min | Biography, Musical
The life of Antonio Vivaldi, called "the red priest", his relationship with the world and the Church, his spiritual battles, his love for a woman.
Director: Liana Marabini | Stars: Steven Cree, Clemency Burton-Hill, James Jagger, Tiffany Mulheron
Votes: 51
2. Antonio Vivaldi, un prince à Venise (2006)
95 min | Drama
The life of Antonio Vivaldi, the great Italian composer and musician of the 17th century.
Director: Jean-Louis Guillermou | Stars: Stefano Dionisi, Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru, Annette Schreiber
Votes: 129
3. England, My England (1995)
153 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1960s, a British playwright attempts to reconstruct the life of real life 17th century English composer Henry Purcell even though little is known about him. Purcell's life is reenacted and his music performed.
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Simon Callow, Michael Ball, Rebecca Front, Lucy Speed
Votes: 193
4. The Great Mr. Handel (1942)
Not Rated | 89 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A lavish period drama produced in 1942 by Lord Rank's G.H.W. Productions Ltd.
Director: Norman Walker | Stars: Wilfrid Lawson, Elizabeth Allan, Malcolm Keen, Michael Shepley
Votes: 94
5. God Rot Tunbridge Wells! (1985 TV Movie)
119 min | Biography, Drama, Music
At death's door, George Frederic Handel reflects, rages, and narrates his life. From his womanizing youthful days, to his rise in fame as a composer, God Rot Tunbridge Wells! pulls no punches in this wild romp of a biopic.
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Trevor Howard, Dave Griffiths, Christopher Bramwell, Ranald Neilson
Votes: 50
6. Handel's Last Chance (1996 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 51 min | Biography, Drama, Family
A Dublin street kid is selected as a choirboy for Handel's first performance of The Messiah. His friendship helps deliver the composer from a temporary lack of self esteem and restores his great glory.
Director: Milan Cheylov | Stars: Leon Pownall, Tod Fennell, Gerard Parkes, Seana McKenna
Votes: 89
7. Honour, Profit & Pleasure (1985 TV Movie)
102 min | Drama, History, Musical
This film presents scenes from the life of German composer George Frideric Handel in the style of a baroque opera. After the success of his London debut, Handel settles in England. He ... See full summary »
Director: Anna Ambrose | Stars: Simon Callow, Alan Devlin, Jean Rigby, Christopher Benjamin
Votes: 27
8. Farinelli (1994)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of castrato opera singer Carlo Broschi, who enthralled 18th-century European audiences under his stage name Farinelli.
Director: Gérard Corbiau | Stars: Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa Zylberstein, Caroline Cellier
Votes: 7,349 | Gross: $2.12M
9. My Name Is Bach (2003)
97 min | Biography, Drama
Composer Johann Sebastian Bach is introduced to King Frederick II of Prussia in 1747. The aging composer and the young monarch clash and a battle of egos ensues.
Director: Dominique de Rivaz | Stars: Vadim Glowna, Jürgen Vogel, Karoline Herfurth, Anatole Taubman
Votes: 358
10. Friedemann Bach (1941)
102 min | Drama, Music
During a house concert, the Bach family gets a visit by their son Wilhelm Friedemann, who has just given up his position in Dresden because he no longer could endure the reprisals of his superiors.
Directors: Traugott Müller, Gustaf Gründgens | Stars: Gustaf Gründgens, Leny Marenbach, Johannes Riemann, Camilla Horn
Votes: 107
11. The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach (1968)
94 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life and music of Johann Sebastian Bach as presented by his wife, Anna.
Directors: Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub | Stars: Gustav Leonhardt, Christiane Lang, Paolo Carlini, Ernst Castelli
Votes: 1,585 | Gross: $0.02M
12. Bach's Fight for Freedom (1995 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 53 min | Biography, Drama, Family
A young boy helps the rebellious Johann Sebastian Bach fight for his artistic freedom.
Director: Stuart Gillard | Stars: Ted Dykstra, Kyle Labine, Ian D. Clark, Rosemary Dunsmore
Votes: 113
13. Johann Sebastian Bach (1985– )
Biography, Drama, Music
Sophisticated German miniseries on the life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), one of the greatest musicians and composers of all time.
Stars: Ulrich Thein, Franziska Troegner, Rosemarie Bärhold, András Kozák
Votes: 104
14. Eternal Melodies (1940)
93 min | Drama
Biopic on classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Gino Cervi, Conchita Montenegro, Luisella Beghi, Jone Salinas
Votes: 18
15. Motsart i Salieri (1962)
47 min | Drama, History
Film version of the Rimsky Korsakov opera from the Pushkin story.
Director: Vladimir Gorikker | Stars: Pyotr Glebov, Sergei Lemeshev, Aleksandr Pirogov, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Votes: 37
16. Amadeus (1984)
R | 160 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was deeply jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice
Votes: 427,947 | Gross: $51.97M
17. Mozart (1936)
96 min | Drama
The story of Mozart and his wife Constance, set against a background of court intrigue and professional jealousy, with music conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham.
Director: Basil Dean | Stars: Stephen Haggard, Victoria Hopper, John Loder, Liane Haid
Votes: 59
18. Wen die Götter lieben (1942)
112 min | Biography, Drama, History
A film relating to the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. [This is from the US copyright record, which is public domain.]
Director: Karl Hartl | Stars: Hans Holt, Irene von Meyendorff, Winnie Markus, Doris Hild
Votes: 87
19. Vergeßt Mozart (1985)
92 min | Music, Mystery, Thriller
In the dead of night, a few hours after Mozart's death, the usual suspects (Konstanze, Salieri, van Swieten, etc.) are summoned to Mozart's room by Count Pergen, head of the secret police, ... See full summary »
Director: Miloslav Luther | Stars: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Max Tidof, Wolfgang Preiss, Catarina Raacke
Votes: 99
20. Mozarts Leben, Lieben und Leiden (1921)
87 min | Biography, Drama
The happy and miserable life of Mozart
Director: Otto Kreisler | Stars: Josef Zetenius, Dora Kaiser, Lili Fröhlich, Alice Grobois
Votes: 25
21. Noi tre (1984)
88 min | Biography, History
Young W. A. Mozart is hosted in a villa near Bologna, where he has to graduate. There he gets in touch with "normal" boys, falls in love for the first time and tries to escape his destiny of young genius.
Director: Pupi Avati | Stars: Cristopher Davidson, Lino Capolicchio, Gianni Cavina, Carlo Delle Piane
Votes: 99
22. The Genius of Mozart (2004)
Documentary, Drama, History
The story begins with the composer's father Leopold, with whom he conducted a passionate, tortured correspondence; it is Leopold who knows Mozart's secrets. There is another voice: that of ... See full summary »
Stars: Charles Hazlewood, Jack Tarlton, Kenneth Cranham, Claire Skinner
Votes: 105
23. Mozart - Ich hätte München Ehre gemacht (2006 TV Movie)
90 min | Biography, Drama
Scenes from the life of the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who was drawn to Munich again and again
Director: Bernd Fischerauer | Stars: Xaver Hutter, Alexander Held, Maximilian Brückner, Marcus Anton
Votes: 56
24. Mozart's Sister (2010)
Not Rated | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A reimagined account of the early life of Maria Anna 'Nannerl' Mozart, five years older than Wolfgang, and a musical prodigy in her own right.
Director: René Féret | Stars: Marie Féret, Marc Barbé, Delphine Chuillot, David Moreau
Votes: 1,614 | Gross: $0.71M
25. Beethoven Lives Upstairs (1992 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 51 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A young boy learns to appreciate the music of his upstairs boarder, Ludwig Van Beethoven.
Director: David Devine | Stars: Neil Munro, Illya Woloshyn, Fiona Reid, Paul Soles
Votes: 483
26. Beethoven - Tage aus einem Leben (1976)
108 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Vienna, 1813-1819: Beethoven (Donatas Banionis) is at the peak of his fame. Orchestras all over the world play his music, but he lives modestly and is dependent upon private patrons. Nagged... See full summary »
Director: Horst Seemann | Stars: Donatas Banionis, Stefan Lisewski, Hans Teuscher, Renate Richter
Votes: 49
27. Ludwig van (1970 TV Movie)
91 min | Documentary
Dada poetry and imagery in a spoof essay on Beethoven.
Director: Mauricio Kagel | Stars: Joseph Beuys, Günther Böhmert, Carlos Feller, Werner Höfer
Votes: 18
28. Heavenly Music (1943)
Passed | 22 min | Short, Fantasy, Music
A bandleader must prove he is worthy of entry into the the Hall of Music in heaven.
Director: Josef Berne | Stars: Frederick Brady, Mary Elliott, Eric Blore, Steven Geray
Votes: 324
29. Das Leben des Beethoven (1927)
71 min | Drama
Filmed in Austria for the hundredth anniversary of Beethoven's death, this 1927 silent film tells the story of the German genius' eventful emotional life. Presented in a restored version ... See full summary »
Director: Hans Otto | Stars: Fritz Kortner, Lilian Gray, Heinz Altringen, Dely Drexler
Votes: 55
30. The Life and Loves of Beethoven (1936)
116 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Lyrical biography of the classical composer, depicted as a romantical hero, an accursed artist.
Director: Abel Gance | Stars: Harry Baur, Annie Ducaux, Jany Holt, Jean-Louis Barrault
Votes: 316
31. Louis van Beethoven (2020 TV Movie)
120 min | Biography, Drama, History
This lavish historical drama illuminates the story of the world-famous composer from different perspectives.
Director: Niki Stein | Stars: Tobias Moretti, Colin Pütz, Anselm Bresgott, Ulrich Noethen
Votes: 686
32. Eroica (1958)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
Two sketches covering episodes from the World War II. In the first novel, "Scherzo alla polacca", a shrewd son, trying to preserve his skin, ultimately becomes a hero and finds a reason for... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Munk | Stars: Edward Dziewonski, Barbara Polomska, Ignacy Machowski, Leon Niemczyk
Votes: 1,309
33. Copying Beethoven (2006)
PG-13 | 104 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A fictionalized account of the last year of Beethoven's life.
Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Ed Harris, Diane Kruger, Matthew Goode, Ralph Riach
Votes: 14,119 | Gross: $0.35M
34. Beethoven (2005)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
A dramatized documentary on the life and music of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Stars: Paul Rhys, Charles Hazlewood, David Bamber, Casper Harvey
Votes: 254
35. Ludwig (1973)
R | 238 min | Biography, Drama, History
The reign of the tormented Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from 1864 to 1886.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano
Votes: 5,999
36. Immortal Beloved (1994)
R | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life and death of the legendary Ludwig van Beethoven. Besides all the work he is known for, the composer once wrote a famous love letter to a nameless beloved, and the movie tries to ... See full summary »
Director: Bernard Rose | Stars: Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbé, Isabella Rossellini, Johanna ter Steege
Votes: 26,209 | Gross: $9.91M
37. Rossini (1942)
99 min | Biography, Musical
The famous composer's life and his career. His love story with Isabella Colbran, the soprano who was to become his wife and the singer in all his operas up to the unfortunate day she lost her voice.
Director: Mario Bonnard | Stars: Nino Besozzi, Paola Barbara, Camillo Pilotto, Greta Gonda
Votes: 21
38. House of Ricordi (1954)
110 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of the Ricordi family, the most prestigious music publishers in all of Italy.
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Roland Alexandre, Myriam Bru, Elisa Cegani, Andrea Checchi
Votes: 114
39. Rossini! Rossini! (1991)
R | 155 min | Biography, Drama, Music
An funny, witty and bright biopic by the master of italian comedy Mario Monicelli about the famed italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, here portrayed in a wonderful way by famed actor and later director Sergio Castellitto.
Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Jacqueline Bisset, Sergio Castellitto, Sabine Azéma
Votes: 124
40. Rossini's Ghost (1996 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 52 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Nine-year old Reliana witnesses Rossini's efforts to salvage his seemingly cursed new opera, the Barber of Seville.
Director: David Devine | Stars: Joseph Di Mambro, Melissa Pirrera, Frances Bay, Margaret Illmann
Votes: 72
41. Seven Faces (1929)
78 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Berthold Viertel | Stars: Paul Muni, Marguerite Churchill, Lester Lonergan, Russell Gleason
Votes: 76
42. April Blossoms (1934)
82 min | Musical, Romance
The film spotlights famed composer Franz Schubert, who loves a woman from afar. He stands by in quiet desperation as his beloved is married to a dashing military officer, then pours his ... See full summary »
Director: Paul L. Stein | Stars: Richard Tauber, Jane Baxter, Carl Esmond, Athene Seyler
Votes: 81
43. Unfinished Symphony (1934)
84 min | Biography, Drama, Musical
Composer Franz Schubert--broke, struggling and unhappy--gets a break when a wealthy friend wangles him an invitation to a command performance in front of a princess of the royal family. ... See full summary »
Directors: Anthony Asquith, Willi Forst | Stars: Mártha Eggerth, Helen Chandler, Hans Jaray, Eliot Makeham
Votes: 36
44. Sérénade (1940)
90 min | Drama
Somewhat freewheeling romantic story of a British dancer in love with Schubert, who is jealous of the rival composer Beethoven, but is inspired by his love to write several of his greatest works.
Director: Jean Boyer | Stars: Lilian Harvey, Louis Jouvet, Bernard Lancret, Félix Oudart
Votes: 16
45. La belle meunière (1948)
99 min | Comedy, Musical
Franz Schubert retired from Vienna in country for musical writing. He draws his inspiration from a romance with the watermiller's daughter. An operetta in the fifties Vienna style. This is ... See full summary »
Director: Marcel Pagnol | Stars: Tino Rossi, Jacqueline Pagnol, Raoul Marco, Lilia Vetti
Votes: 98
46. Franz Schubert (1953)
110 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Franz Schubert works for his father as a teacher. But his true passion is writing music like his role model Beethoven.
Director: Walter Kolm-Veltée | Stars: Heinrich Schweiger, Aglaja Schmid, Hans Thimig, Carl Bosse
Votes: 28
47. Angeli senza paradiso (1970)
91 min | Drama, History, Music
Music lessons crescendo with a love affair as a young Franz Schubert tutors a countess in Budapest.Then her fiance challenges the composer to a duel.
Director: Ettore Maria Fizzarotti | Stars: Romina Power, Al Bano, Agostina Belli, Paul Muller
Votes: 113
48. The Temptation of Franz Schubert (1997 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
The darker side of the composer is explored when he stays in the hospital for syphilis.
Director: Peter Webber | Stars: Simon Russell Beale, Jason Flemyng, Emilia Fox, Richard Van Allan
Votes: 47
49. Paganini (1923)
90 min | Biography, Music
Director: Heinz Goldberg | Stars: Conrad Veidt, Eva May, Greta Schröder, Harry Hardt
Votes: 30
50. Paganini (1989)
81 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A biography of Italian violinist Niccolò Paganini.
Director: Klaus Kinski | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Debora Caprioglio, Nikolai Kinski, Dalila Di Lazzaro
Votes: 1,117
51. La symphonie fantastique (1942)
90 min | Biography, Drama
Biographical romance about the great composer Hector Berlioz, someone whom the French, during their WWII occupation by the Nazis, could look back proudly on.
Director: Christian-Jaque | Stars: Renée Saint-Cyr, Lise Delamare, Jean-Louis Barrault, Jules Berry
Votes: 155
52. La vie de Berlioz (1982– )
52 min | Biography
Stars: Daniel Mesguich, Rhonda Bachmann, Marina Levtova, Péter Trokán
Votes: 21
53. Spring Symphony (1983)
PG-13 | 103 min | Biography, Music
Chronicles the illustrious 19th-century love affair between composer Robert Schumann and pianist Clara Wieck.
Director: Peter Schamoni | Stars: Nastassja Kinski, Herbert Grönemeyer, Rolf Hoppe, Anja-Christine Preussler
Votes: 368
54. Szerelmes szívek (1944)
Romance
Directors: István Balogh, Dezsõ Ákos Hamza, Zoltán Kerényi, Emil Martonffi, Emil M. Szuchy, István Szöts | Stars: Bea Goll, Gyula Benkö, Klára Pápai, Jenö Danis
55. A Song to Remember (1945)
Approved | 113 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Biography of Frederic Chopin.
Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Paul Muni, Merle Oberon, Cornel Wilde, Nina Foch
Votes: 1,619
56. Housle a sen (1947)
108 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Biography of violinist Josef Slavik.told partly in flashbacks, he was a rival of Nicolo Paganini and a contemporary of Frederic Chopin.
Director: Václav Krska | Stars: Jaromír Spal, Václav Voska, Karel Dostal, Vlasta Fabiánová
Votes: 15
57. La rebelión de los fantasmas (1949)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
The resident ghosts object to a radio broadcaster's plan to demolish their house.
Director: Adolfo Fernández Bustamante | Stars: Gilbert Roland, Amanda Ledesma, Ángel Garasa, María Conesa
Votes: 10
58. Young Chopin (1952)
Approved | 98 min | Biography, Drama, History
A story of the formative years in Chopin's life between 1825 and 1831, a time of social unrest throughout Europe, of rising nationalism, and of cries for reform. Chopin, an outstanding ... See full summary »
Director: Aleksander Ford | Stars: Czeslaw Wollejko, Zbigniew Lobodzinski, Józef Nieweglowski, Jerzy Duszynski
Votes: 82
59. Song Without End (1960)
Not Rated | 141 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The romantic story of Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt (Sir Dirk Bogarde), whose scandalous love affair forced him to abandon his adoring audiences.
Directors: Charles Vidor, George Cukor | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Capucine, Geneviève Page, Patricia Morison
Votes: 951
60. George qui? (1973)
110 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
This interrogation of famed 19th century French writer, proto feminist George Sand, includes discussion with the new early 1970s feminist movement and a critique of the limitations of her progressivism (she opposed the 1871 Paris Commune).
Director: Michèle Rosier | Stars: Anne Wiazemsky, Alain Libolt, Denis Gunsbourg, Geneviève Mnich
Votes: 57
61. Notorious Woman (1974)
350 min | Drama
The incredible life of novelist George Sand is explored, with a particular focus on her romance with famed musician Frédéric Chopin.
Stars: Rosemary Harris, Marina McConnell, Lewis Fiander, Jonathan Newth
Votes: 108
62. Impromptu (1991)
PG-13 | 107 min | Biography, Comedy, Music
In 1830s France, pianist/composer Frédéric Chopin is pursued romantically by the determined, individualistic woman who uses the name George Sand.
Director: James Lapine | Stars: Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters
Votes: 5,511 | Gross: $4.08M
63. Blue Note (1991)
135 min | Drama, Music, Romance
the film covers the last few days of fragile Chopin's professional life.
Director: Andrzej Zulawski | Stars: Marie-France Pisier, Janusz Olejniczak, Sophie Marceau, Noëmi Nadelmann
Votes: 731
64. Chopin: Desire for Love (2002)
R | 134 min | Drama, Romance, Music
A tangled web of unruly passion lies at the center of this drama, chronicling the stormy affair between the great piano virtuoso Frédéric Chopin and the flamboyant feminist writer George Sand.
Director: Jerzy Antczak | Stars: Piotr Adamczyk, Danuta Stenka, Adam Woronowicz, Bozena Stachura
Votes: 810
65. Dreaming (1944)
78 min | Comedy
A soldier is knocked unconscious during a train journey and has a series of bizarre dreams.
Director: John Baxter | Stars: Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Hazel Court, Dick Francis
Votes: 57
66. Song of Love (1947)
Approved | 119 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Composer Robert Schumann struggles to compose his symphonies while his loving wife Clara offers her support. Also helping the Schumanns is their lifelong friend, composer Johannes Brahms.
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Paul Henreid, Robert Walker, Henry Daniell
Votes: 1,151
67. Beloved Clara (2008)
107 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A look at the lives of 19th-century composers Clara and Robert Schumann.
Director: Helma Sanders-Brahms | Stars: Martina Gedeck, Pascal Greggory, Malik Zidi, Aline Annessy
Votes: 303
68. La chanson de l'adieu (1934)
87 min | Drama, History, Music
Fréderic Chopin is in love with his neighbor Constantia, but leaves her to go to Paris. George Sand notices him and launches the brilliant composer. Constantia comes to join him but quickly... See full summary »
Directors: Albert Valentin, Géza von Bolváry | Stars: Jean Servais, Janine Crispin, Lucienne Le Marchand, Marcel André
Votes: 11
69. Abschiedswalzer (1934)
87 min | Drama, History, Music
Warsaw 1831: The young music student Frédéric Chopin falls in love with the singer Constantia. When his professor learns that Polish revolutionaries want to persuade Chopin to take part in ... See full summary »
Director: Géza von Bolváry | Stars: Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Richard Romanowsky, Hanna Waag, Julia Serda
Votes: 37
70. Wenn die Musik nicht wär (1935)
89 min | Drama
The great Franz Liszt helps a struggling, unworldly piano tutor advance to a position in Munich, and ward off a villainous foreign competitor for his lady love.
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Paul Hörbiger, Willi Schaeffers, Ida Wüst, Karin Hardt
Votes: 11
71. Man of Music (1952)
100 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Biographical film about the Russian composer Mikhail Glinka who lived in the 19th century.
Director: Grigoriy Aleksandrov | Stars: Boris Smirnov, Lev Durasov, Vladimir Savelev, Lyubov Orlova
Votes: 69
72. Magic Fire (1956)
Approved | 95 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life and career of German composer Richard Wagner.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Yvonne De Carlo, Carlos Thompson, Rita Gam, Valentina Cortese
Votes: 182
73. The Loves of Liszt (1970)
G | 130 min | Biography, Drama, History
Romantic film about the great music composer Franz Liszt. Long journeys, great successes, passionate loves and, of course, lots of music in this lavish Soviet-Hungarian co-production with a Hungarian all-star cast.
Director: Márton Keleti | Stars: Imre Sinkovits, Ariadna Shengelaia, Sándor Pécsi, Igor Dmitriev
Votes: 193
74. Lisztomania (1975)
R | 103 min | Biography, Comedy, Music
Composer and pianist Franz Liszt (Roger Daltrey) attempts to overcome his hedonistic life-style while repeatedly being drawn back into it by the many women in his life and fellow composer Richard Wagner (Paul Nicholas).
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Roger Daltrey, Sara Kestelman, Paul Nicholas, Ringo Starr
Votes: 3,117
75. Hungarian Rhapsody (1979)
103 min | Drama, History
The first chapter of a two-part dramatized history of Hungary, from the turn of the century, to World War II.
Director: Miklós Jancsó | Stars: György Cserhalmi, Lajos Balázsovits, Gábor Koncz, Udo Kier
Votes: 253
76. Wagner (1983)
300 min | Biography, Drama, History
A huge panorama of Richard Wagner's life and work, from before the 1848 revolution, through his exile in Switzerland, his rescue by the besotted King Ludwig II of Bavaria, to the final ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Burton, Vanessa Redgrave, Miguel Herz-Kestranek, László Gálffi
Votes: 616
77. Wahnfried (1986)
112 min | Drama, Musical
Richard's Wagner and his wife Cosima.
Director: Peter Patzak | Stars: Otto Sander, Tatja Seibt, Fabienne Babe, Peter Matic
Votes: 63
78. The Life of Giuseppe Verdi (1938)
110 min | Biography, Drama, History
A biography of the opera composer, from his early struggles and wife's death to his later political involvement, a new relationship, final rejuvenation and acclaim.
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Fosco Giachetti, Gaby Morlay, Germana Paolieri, Camillo Pilotto
Votes: 22
79. The Life and Music of Giuseppe Verdi (1953)
G | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life and loves of great composer Giuseppe Verdi are played against a background of the great operas of the 19th Century. A tender love story of his successful and turbulent life, with more than 20 excerpts from his acclaimed operas.
Director: Raffaello Matarazzo | Stars: Pierre Cressoy, Anna Maria Ferrero, Gaby André, Sandro Ruffini
Votes: 124
80. Verdi (1982– )
Not Rated | 70 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Giuseppe Verdi was born in 1813 and lived until 1901, his life spanning nearly a century of political turmoil and considerable personal turmoil. This 1982 biographical television miniseries... See full summary »
Stars: Ronald Pickup, Carla Fracci, Giampiero Albertini, Omero Antonutti
Votes: 312
81. Verdi (1994 TV Movie)
118 min | Biography, Music
Director: Barrie Gavin | Stars: Bob Peck, Juliet Stevenson, Edmund Barham, Josephine Barstow
Votes: 9
82. The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner (1990 TV Movie)
50 min | Biography
Ken Russell's film about the composer Bruckner, spending time at a sanatorium because of his obsessional counting.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Peter Mackriel, Catherine Neilson, Carsten Norgaard
Votes: 62
83. Bruckners Entscheidung (1995)
80 min | Biography, Music
Director: Jan Schmidt-Garre | Stars: Joachim Bauer, Markus Ertelthalner, Joachim Kaiser, Michael Ponti
Votes: 14
84. Rosen aus dem Süden (1934)
93 min
Johann Strauss helps the business of a Viennese wine merchant and his daughter by showing up to conduct the orchestra at a party.
Director: Walter Janssen | Stars: Paul Hörbiger, Hugo Werner-Kahle, Oscar Sabo, Olga Limburg
85. Rosen aus dem Süden (1954)
102 min | Comedy
Ladies' man and diplomat Julien truly loves Marylin, but his ill repute thwarts their relationship. Show star Janine flirts with Julien to make her off-and-on stage partner Sergius jealous, thus threatening their impending premiere.
Director: Franz Antel | Stars: Maria Holst, Gustav Fröhlich, Karl Schönböck, Susi Nicoletti
Votes: 13
86. Guten Abend, gute Nacht (1936)
Short
Director: Jürgen von Alten | Stars: Hansjörg Adolfi, Ellinor Büller, Josefine Dora, Albert Florath
87. Strauss' Great Waltz (1934)
Approved | 80 min | Biography, Music, Romance
The story of Johann Strauss the elder and younger.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Edmund Gwenn, Esmond Knight, Jessie Matthews, Fay Compton
Votes: 1,711
88. The Eternal Waltz (1954)
97 min | Biography, Drama
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Bernhard Wicki, Hilde Krahl, Annemarie Düringer, Friedl Loor
Votes: 34
89. The Waltz King (1963)
95 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Johann Strauss Jr. tries to make a name for himself as a composer despite conflicts with his famous father.
Director: Steve Previn | Stars: Kerwin Mathews, Senta Berger, Brian Aherne, Peter Kraus
Votes: 26
90. Proshchaniye s Peterburgom (1972)
92 min | Biography, Drama, History
Director: Yan Frid | Stars: Girts Jakovlevs, Tatyana Bedova, Tatyana Piletskaya, Vasiliy Merkurev
Votes: 40
91. The Strauss Family (1972)
60 min | Drama, Romance
A seven-part mini-series produced in England about Vienna's Strauss family in the 19th-century. Members of the London Symphony Orchestra provided the music.
Stars: Stuart Wilson, Anne Stallybrass, Barbara Ferris, Christopher Benjamin
Votes: 122
92. The Great Waltz (1972)
G | 135 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Composer Johann Strauss becomes the "Waltz-King" and woos a baron's mistress in 19th-century Austria.
Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: Horst Buchholz, Mary Costa, Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell
Votes: 278 | Gross: $0.89M
93. Strauss Dynasty (1991– )
606 min | Drama, Music
A dramatisation of two generations of the Strauss family of Vienna, whose dance music and operettas dominated much of Europe and beyond for most of the 19th century.
Stars: Edward Fox, Alice Krige, John Rhys-Davies, Cherie Lunghi
Votes: 155
94. Strauss: The King of 3/4 Time (1995 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 48 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Johann Strauss Jr. is pressure to outdo himself with each new composition. When he meets Nicholas, a humble young stable boy, they embark on a remarkable collaboration
Director: Kit Hood | Stars: Michael Riley, Derek Senft, Kate Trotter, Jill Frappier
Votes: 38
95. Song of My Heart (1948)
Approved | 85 min | Drama, Music, Romance
The portrait of Russian composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky focuses on his failed love affair.
Director: Benjamin Glazer | Stars: Frank Sundström, Audrey Long, Cedric Hardwicke, Mikhail Rasumny
Votes: 20
96. Bizet's Dream (1994 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 53 min | Music, Drama, Family
A 12 year old Parisian girl takes piano lessons from composer Georges Bizet and becomes captivated by his story of the gypsy Carmen.
Director: David Devine | Stars: Maurice Godin, Brittany Madgett, Catherine Barroll, Yseult Lendvai
Votes: 51
97. Mussorgsky (1950)
120 min | Biography, Drama
Saint Petersburg, 1858. A group of composers known as The Five meet at Balakirev's. Young Modest Mussorgsky, both a civil servant and a musician, has become a fixture there. He tells about ... See full summary »
Director: Grigoriy Roshal | Stars: Aleksandr Borisov, Nikolay Cherkasov, Vladimir Balashov, Yuri Leonidov
Votes: 79
98. It Was a Gay Ballnight (1939)
94 min | Drama
1865. Katharina goes to a ball in Moscow. There she meets again Tchaikowsky, her first and only love. The young, who is now married to wealthy Michael Iwanowitsch Murakin, a man she does ... See full summary »
Director: Carl Froelich | Stars: Zarah Leander, Aribert Wäscher, Hans Stüwe, Marika Rökk
Votes: 154
99. Carnegie Hall (1947)
Approved | 144 min | Music, Drama
A mother (Marsha Hunt) wants her son (William Prince) to grow up to be a pianist good enough to play at Carnegie Hall but, when older, the son prefers to play with Vaughn Monroe's orchestra... See full summary »
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: Marsha Hunt, William Prince, Frank McHugh, Martha O'Driscoll
Votes: 402
100. Tchaikovsky (1970)
Not Rated | 157 min | Biography, Drama
The life and work of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky is shown through his relationship with aristocratic art connoisseur Nadezhda Filaretovna von Meck.
Director: Igor Talankin | Stars: Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Antonina Shuranova, Kirill Lavrov, Vladislav Strzhelchik
Votes: 487
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