"A dramatic exploration of the life and struggles of the great composer, J.S. Bach, from his orphaning at the age of nine, through his struggles for the freedom to compose music in a restrictive society, to his eventual recognition after death."
Christian Vadim
as Jean-Sébastien Bach
Elena Lenina
as Anna Magdalena Bach
Frédérique Bel
as Maria Barbara Bach
Jean Rochefort
as Narrator (voice)
Cédric Vallet
as Jean-Christophe Bach
Daniel Duault
as Le duc de Weimar
Gwenaël Foucher
as Jean-Sébastien Bach enfant
Alain Floret
as Monsieur Buxtehüde
Jean Léger
as Le pasteur d'Arnstadt
Raphaëlle Lenoble
as Alexandra Buxtehüde
Annette Schreiber
as Margaretha Bach
Antoine Maron
Production Design
Laurent Fleutot
Director of Photography
Johann Sebastian Bach
Music
Martine Barraqué
Editor
Jean-Louis Guillermou
Writer
Director
Claire Chanat
Costume Design
Marie-Laure Texier
Makeup Artist
Victoria Perrin
Key Makeup Artist
Anilio de Pagliara
Producer
Vincenzo de Pagliara
Cathy Veillet
Martine Malka
Alain Folgoas
Clarisse Domine
Dominique Buisson
Key Hair Stylist
Didier Lavergne
Zoé Van der Wall
Hairstylist
Christèle Séguret
Naty Meneau
Christine Renaud
Executive Producer