A musical film based on biographical facts about Clara Wieck's love for composer Robert Schumann (1810-1856), her marriage against her will, Schumann's triumph, and his tragic end due to mental illness. The film is beautiful and entertaining, full of noble spirit and beautiful words about art and love, which only conflict in a theoretical context; not least thanks to its solid cast, this film is quite serious and far from kitsch. Completed in 1944, during World War II, the film was rejected by the Nazi leadership, but was eventually released and enjoyed success with an audience already weary of war.
Director:
Hilde Krahl
Clara Wieck
Mathias Wieman
Robert Schumann
Paul Henckels
Baron Fölkersam
Friedrich Kayssler
Friedrich Wieck
Ullrich Haupt
Johannes Brahms
Carl Napp
Bürgermeister
Elly Burgmer
Fräulein Leser
Emil Lohkamp
Franz Liszt
Erika Helmke
Madame Hülsebusch
Rudolf Drexler
Tausch, Konzertmeister
Ernst Karchow
Gerichtspräsident
Emil Heß
Dr. Körber
Karl Hellmer
Pistazy
Helmuth Schneider
Student
Leopold von Ledebur
Walter Tarrach
Flügeladjutant
Leni Sponholz
Hausmädchen
Bruno Harprecht
König Karl IV. von Schweden
Clemens Hasse
Clemens Rollfuß
Rudolf Klix
Würdenträger am Königshof
Toni Tetzlaff
Konzertbesucherin
Hella Thornegg
Solistin im Chor
Friedrich Petermann
Eduard Bornträger
Knut Hartwig
