About
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
Producers
Karl Baumgartner, Uta Ganschow, Thanassis Karathanos
Studio
CAB Productions, TSR, Pandora Film, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion, WDR, SRG SSR
Original Title
Mein Name ist Bach
Original Language
German
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Cast
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Vadim Glowna
Johann Sebastian Bach
J
Jürgen Vogel
Friedrich II. von Preußen
K
Karoline Herfurth
Prinzessin Amalie
A
Anatole Taubman
Friedemann Bach
P
Paul Herwig
Emanuel Bach
A
Antje Westermann
Johanna Bach
D
Detlev Buck
Zollbeamter
H
Hans-Michael Rehberg
Medikus
H
Henning Peker
Königsbote
M
Michel Cassagne
Voltaire
P
Patrice-Luc Doumeyrou
Maupertuis
D
Daniel Lommatzsch
Stadtbote
J
Joachim Tomaschewsky
Hofarzt
G
Gilles Tschudi
Sekretär Goltz
P
Philippe Vuilleumier
Professor Johann Joachim Quantz
