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11/18/1953
Franz Schubert toils by day as his father’s clerk while secretly composing in Beethoven’s shadow, gaining little recognition until friends persuade publisher Diabelli to host a public performance where he meets and falls for soprano Therese Grob. Abandoning a teaching career, he moves in with artist and poet friends, finds inspiration for the “Erlkönig,” and together with Therese sustains himself by performing his songs.

Heinrich Schweiger
as Franz Schubert

Aglaja Schmid
as Therese Grob

Hans Thimig
as Vater Schubert

Rolf Wanka
as Franz Schober

Fritz Imhoff
as Schmiedermeister

Carl Bosse
as Heinrich Grob, Vater

Chariklia Baxevanos
as Junges Mädchen
Franz Pfaudler
as Diabelli
Maria Eis
as Madame Schechner
Louis Soldan
as Moritz von Schwind (as Luis Soldan)
Michael Janisch
as Bergmann
Anni Korin
as Netty

Erwin Strahl
as Johann Mayerhofer
Karl Mittner
as Ferdinand Schubert

Fritz Hinz-Fabricius
as Hofopernsänger Vogl (as Hinz Fabricius)

Senta Wengraf
Fred Hennings
as Schindler
Otto Treßler

Alma Seidler
Susanne Engelhart

Richard Eybner
as Hoftheatersekretär
Karl Ehmann
as (uncredited)
Marianne Gerzner
as (uncredited)

Hugo Gottschlich
as Bit part (uncredited)
Franz Herterich
as (uncredited)

Fritz Muliar
as Bit part (uncredited)
Gisa Wurm
as (uncredited)