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Beethoven’s Hair

Item number (ISN):

434070

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

2005

Item number (ISN):

434070

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN TELEVISION FUND

Accession:

2007-0087

Media:

Video

Original title:

Beethoven’s Hair

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

2005

Production company:

Dor Film Produktion
Rhombus Media Inc.

Production credit:

director/producer, Larry Weinstein; producer, Jody Shapiro; Jessica Daniel; executive producer, Niv Fichman; Daniel Iron; Danny Krausz; scenario, Thomas Wallner; photography, Horst Zeidler; editing, David New; narrator, Nicky Guadagni; voice, Michael Fletcher; Matt Cahill

Cast credit:

Lary Hauser, Max Wittmann, Filip Hromcik, Jiri Zvesper, Marek Olbrzymek, Josef Uher, Filip Vicek, Marek Vicek, Alena Burianova, Jifi Merlicek, Otto, Viach

Country of production:

cn

Distributor name:

Rhombus International

Description:

On March 26th, 1827 composer Ludwig van Beethoven died. A young music student named Ferdinand Hiller cut a snippet of his master’s hair. In 1994, two Americans bought the lock of hair in a London auction. The documentary concerns Beethoven himself, the 167 years journey of this lock of hair, and the uses of the hair to find the illnesses that afflicted Beethoven. It also includes reconstitutions and performances by musicians. <83mn 49s>

Language:

English / German / Danish with English subtitles

Notes:

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1. Based on a book by Russell Martin.~2. Produced with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada (Telefilm Canada: Equity Investment Program), and the Canadian Cable Industry (CTF: License Fee Program); The Government of Canada, The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit; Bell Fund, the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund; and Xenophile Media Inc.~3. Produced in association with The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC); Czech Television; ORF Austria; ICMM for DR, Denmark; NRK Norway; SBS TV Australia; Bravo! Canada, a division of CHUM Limited; ZDF Germany; Rainbow Media Enterprises/HD Cinema 10; Sveriges Television Sweden; and YCE Finland.~4. Produced in collaboration with ARTV.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

557080

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

9569AV

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

83:55

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1105776

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

434070.MXF

Number of items:

1

Made from:

9569AV

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1105777

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

434070.MP4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

9569AV

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

Restrictions on consultation:

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Copyright status:

Under copyright.

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner: Dor Film Produktion, 2005.~Copyright owner: Rhombus Media Inc., 2005.

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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