Beethoven's 5th

2003 1h 31m EN

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5.2

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4.2

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★5.2TMDB · 248★4.2IMDB · 3,086

FamilyComedy

Synopsis

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When Sara takes Beethoven to spend summer vacation with wacky Uncle Freddie in an old mining town, the mischievous canine "digs up" the missing clue to a legendary hidden fortune of Rita and Moe Selig. Now everybody wants to be the dog's best friend as his discovery unleashes a frenzy of treasure hunting among the community's cast of kooky creatures. With help from Uncle Freddie and Garrett (a friend or maybe more), Sara and Beethoven try to help uncover a secret that has been in the crazy little town for years.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Dave Thomas
Freddy Kablinski
Faith Ford
Julie Dempsey
Daveigh Chase
Sara Newton
Tom Poston
John Giles / Selig
Katherine Helmond
Crazy Cora Wilkens
Sammy Kahn
Garrett
Richard Riehle
Vaughn Carter
Clint Howard
Owen Tuttle

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Griffiths
Writers: Cliff Ruby, Elana Lesser
Languages: English, Spanish, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Spanish, Italian.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Beethoven Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark Griffiths, shot by Christopher Baffa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Gilbert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Dave Thomas and Faith Ford and Daveigh Chase carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0342108 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mark Griffiths directs. Christopher Baffa behind the camera. John Gilbert cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 23 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Spanish, Italian.
3Part of the "Beethoven Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Mark Griffiths, shot by Christopher Baffa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor John Gilbert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Dave Thomas and Faith Ford and Daveigh Chase carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0342108 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.