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J.S. Bach: The Music, The Life, The Legend

5.720031h 45mMovieDrama

A dramatic exploration of the life and struggles of the great composer, J.S. Bach, from his orphaning at the age of nine, through his struggles for the freedom to compose music in a restrictive society, to his eventual recognition after death.

DirectorJean-Louis Guillermou
WriterJean-Louis Guillermou
ProducersAnilio de Pagliara·Vincenzo de Pagliara

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Cast · Directed by Jean-Louis Guillermou

CVChristian Vadim
Christian Vadim
Jean-Sébastien Bach
ELElena Lenina
Elena Lenina
Anna Magdalena Bach
FBFrédérique Bel
Frédérique Bel
Maria Barbara Bach
JRJean Rochefort
Jean Rochefort
Narrator (voice)
CV
Cédric Vallet
Jean-Christophe Bach
DD
Daniel Duault
Le duc de Weimar
GF
Gwenaël Foucher
Jean-Sébastien Bach enfant
AFAlain Floret
Alain Floret
Monsieur Buxtehüde
JL
Jean Léger
Le pasteur d'Arnstadt
RLRaphaëlle Lenoble
Raphaëlle Lenoble
Alexandra Buxtehüde
AS
Annette Schreiber
Margaretha Bach

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