With a career that includes a 35-year tenure as composer of the Berlin Philharmonic and record sales topping 200 million, Herbert von Karajan is one of the most legendary figures in 20th-century classical music. Comprised of archival footage, performance highlights and interviews with the likes of Anne-Sophie Mutter, Christa Ludwig and Seiji Ozawa, this retrospective chronicles the life and times of the iconic Austrian maestro.
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- KQED, Unitel, MR Films
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Herbert von Karajan as Self (archive footage)
Leonard Bernstein as Self (archive footage)
Plácido Domingo as Self (archive footage)
Mirella Freni as Self (archive footage)
Gundula Janowitz as Self
Evgeny Kissin as Self
Christa Ludwig as Self
Anne-Sophie Mutter as Self
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Christoph Engel · Director
Robert Dornhelm · Director, Writer
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