BEETHOVEN ("BIOGRAPHY" 1970, E4) 720p - Michael Jayston

HD brightened copy, 720p). This powerful and very moving portrayal of Ludwig van Beethoven focuses on the composer's life, his constant anxiety and struggle with hearing loss, and the historical context of his work during Napoleon's rise in Europe. Starring Michael Jayston (Ludwig van Beethoven), Edward Hardwicke (Franz von Brunswick), Charles Leno (Joseph Haydn), John Loder, Judy Parfitt (Josephine Deym), Charles Workman, Georgina Anderson, Roland Pickering, Neil Wilson, Kenneth Benda, Rowena Cooper, David Garth (Prince Lichnowsky), Sheila Ruskin, Alan Adams, Janet Burnell, Keith Marsh, Sarah Frampton, Derek Pollitt. Directed by Mark Cullingham.