| Johann Sebastian Bach | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Lothar Bellag [de] Klaus Eidam [de] |
| Directed by | Lothar Bellag |
| Starring | Ulrich Thein Franziska Troegner |
| Country of origin | East Germany Hungary |
| Original language | German |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Eva-Marie Martens |
| Running time | 415 minutes |
| Production company | DFF |
| Original release | |
| Network | DDR 1 |
| Release | 8 March (1985-03-08) – 17 March 1985 (1985-03-17) |
Johann Sebastian Bach is an East German miniseries which originally aired in four episodes on DDR 1 in 1985. It was produced to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of the birth of the baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
Selected cast
- Ulrich Thein as Johann Sebastian Bach
- Angelika Waller as Maria Barbara Bach
- Franziska Troegner as Anna Magdalena Bach
- Rosemarie Bärhold as Liese
- Gunnar Helm [de] as Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
- Hans-Peter Minetti as Christian Friedrich Henrici
- Ralf Lehm [de] as Johann Matthias Gesner
- András Kozák as Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
- Yvetta Kornová as Catharina Dorothea Bach
References
- Klossner p. 97
Bibliography
- Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500–1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.
External links
- Johann Sebastian Bach at IMDb
- Film details, bach-cantatas.com
- 1985 German television series debuts
- 1985 German television series endings
- 1980s drama television series
- German-language television shows
- German biographical films
- 1980s biographical films
- Television series set in the 18th century
- Biographical television series
- Cultural depictions of Johann Sebastian Bach
- Films about composers
- 1980s German films