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Karajan: Portrait of a Maestro

20197.0 / 1053 min

Documentary, History, TV Movie

Overview

An account of the life and work of controversial German orchestra conductor Herbert von Karajan (1908-89), celebrated as one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century.

Cast

Birgitta Assheuer

Self - Narrator (voice)

Peter Csobádi

Self - Music Journalist

Oliver Rathkolb

Self - Historian

Christa Ludwig

Self - Opera Singer

Eleonore Büning

Self - Music Critic

Alexandra Gütermann

Self - Anita von Karajan's Niece

Lore Salzburger

Self - Karajan's Secretary

Werner Resel

Self - Musician

Karl Leister

Self - Musician

Anne-Sophie Mutter

Self - Musician

Peter Brem

Self - Musician

Clemens Hellsberg

Self - Musician

Joachim Tiburtius

Self - Politician (voice)

Herbert von Karajan

Self - Music Conductor (archive footage)

Fritz Kaiser

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Joseph Goebbels

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Winifred Wagner

Self - Musical Director (archive footage)

Anita von Karajan

Self - Karajan's 2nd Wife (archive footage)

Eliette von Karajan

Self - Karajan's 3rd Wife

Willy Brandt

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Sabine Meyer

Self - Musician

Crew

Sigrid Faltin

Director

Martina Meier

Researcher

Edith Schwörer

Graphic Designer

Dragomir Radosavljevic

Camera Operator

Konrad Hülsmann

Sound Engineer

Jochen Dickbertel

Production Manager

Petra Hölge

Editor

Daniel Ausweger

Drone Cinematographer

Jürgen Carle

Camera Operator

Holger Jung

Sound Engineer

Bernd Kaltenbach

Color Grading

Wolfgang Orth

Sound Mixer

Peter Sibera

Sound Engineer