Johann Sebastian Bachs vergebliche Reise in den Ruhm (1980)
Overview
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.
Cast
Alexander May
Johann Sebastian Bach
Peter Reusse
Friedemann Bach
Henry Hübchen
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Regina Beyer
Johanna Maria Bach
Winfried Glatzeder
Postknecht
Lothar Schellhorn
Pfarrer
