Eroica 21 years old

British 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.

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Eroica Cast

Name Character
Jonathan Aris He was 31, now 52 years old as Paul Dorfmueller
Frank Finlay He was 76, 89 years old when he died as Josef Haydn
Ian Hart He was 38, now 59 years old as Ludwig van Beethoven
Jack Davenport He was 29, now 51 years old as Prince Lobkowitz
Fenella Woolgar She was 33, now 54 years old as Princess Marie Lobkowitz
Robert Glenister He was 42, now 64 years old as Gerhardt
Claire Skinner She was 38, now 59 years old as Josephine Deym
Trevor Cooper He was 49, now 70 years old as Otto Fisher
Lucy Akhurst She was 27, now 48 years old as Therese Brunsvik
Joseph Morgan He was 21, now 42 years old as Matthias
Tim Pigott-Smith He was 56, 70 years old when he died as Count Dietrichstein
Peter Hanson He was 25, now 46 years old as Wranitzky
Celina Liesegang as Stella
Victoria Shalet She was 21, now 42 years old as Kirsten
Anton Lesser He was 50, now 72 years old as Sukowaty
Jacob Engelberg as Franz
Ian Thompson as Albrecht Dorfmeuller
Leo Bill He was 22, now 43 years old as Reis

Eroica Crew

Name Department
Barry Ackroyd as Director of Photography. He was 48 (now 69) years old Camera
Simon Cellan Jones as Director. He was 40 (now 61) years old Directing
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Eroica (21 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, January 01, 2003
  • Runtime: 89 minutes