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RUNTIME
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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Temptation of Franz Schubert
1997 1h 0m EN
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 1
Drama
Synopsis
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Director Peter Webber's dramatized exploration of the tumultuous life of Austrian composer Franz Schubert exposes the stark contradictions of the legendary artist, whose dark personal life was often veiled by his astonishing musical feats. Despite his many unseemly affairs, shameful transgressions and eventual hospitalization for syphilis, Schubert created some of the most melodic and mellifluous compositions known to man.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Simon Russell Beale
Franz Schubert
Jason Flemyng
Franz von Schober
Emilia Fox
Karoline von Esterhazy
Richard van Allen
Johann
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Peter Webber
- Writers
- Peter Ettedgui
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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The take
Peter Webber directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 229 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Simon Russell Beale and Jason Flemyng and Emilia Fox carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0358725 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 60 min · 1h 0m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Peter Webber
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1997-12-28
Also known as
International titles
- The Double Life of Franz SchubertUS
