Johann Sebastian Bachs vergebliche Reise in den Ruhm (1980)
The last journey of Thomaskantor Johann Sebastian Bach leads from Leipzig to Potsdam. Already 60 years old, he hopes that an audition with the Prussian King Frederick II will not only bring him artistic recognition and renewed appreciation, but also an end to his grueling financial worries.
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Cast
Alexander May
as Johann Sebastian Bach
Peter Reusse
as Friedemann Bach
Henry Hübchen
as Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Regina Beyer
as Johanna Maria Bach
Winfried Glatzeder
as Postknecht
Winfried Glatzeder is a German actor. Often dubbed the “Belmondo of the East” by the media, he initially made a career in the GDR from the 1960s onwards..
Lothar Schellhorn
as Pfarrer
Director
Victor Vicas