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Tuneful historical biopic of the friendship between famous composers Robert Schumann, his wife Clara and Johannes Brahms. Centres on Schumann's struggles with mental illness

Keywords:

Drama, Musical, Romance, Biopic, Music, Based-on-Play, Based-on-True-Story, Biographical, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1947) (USA) (3 Star)

Cast:

Katharine Hepburn	.... Clara Wieck Schumann
Paul Henreid	.... Robert Schumann
Robert Walker Jr.	.... Johannes Brahms
Henry Daniell	.... Franz Liszt
Leo G. Carroll	.... Prof. Wieck
Elsa Janssen	.... Bertha

Supporting Cast:

Gigi Perreau	.... Julie
'Tinker' Furlong	.... Felix
Ann Carter	.... Marie
Janine Perreau	.... Eugenie
Jimmy Hunt	.... Ludwig
Anthony Sydes	.... Ferdinand
Eilene Janssen	.... Elise
Roman Bohnen	.... Dr. Hoffman
Ludwig Stössel	.... Haslinger

Directors:

Clarence Brown

Writers:

Robert Ardrey
Bernard Schubert