Karajan: Portrait of a Maestro

"An account of the life and work of controversial German orchestra conductor Herbert von Karajan (1908-89), celebrated as one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century."

Cast

Birgitta Assheuer

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Peter Csobádi

as Self - Music Journalist

Oliver Rathkolb

as Self - Historian

Christa Ludwig

as Self - Opera Singer

Eleonore Büning

as Self - Music Critic

Alexandra Gütermann

as Self - Anita von Karajan's Niece

Lore Salzburger

as Self - Karajan's Secretary

Werner Resel

as Self - Musician

Karl Leister

as Self - Musician

Anne-Sophie Mutter

as Self - Musician

Peter Brem

as Self - Musician

Clemens Hellsberg

as Self - Musician

Joachim Tiburtius

as Self - Politician (voice)

Herbert von Karajan

as Self - Music Conductor (archive footage)

Fritz Kaiser

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Wilhelm Furtwängler

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Joseph Goebbels

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Winifred Wagner

as Self - Musical Director (archive footage)

Anita von Karajan

as Self - Karajan's 2nd Wife (archive footage)

Eliette von Karajan

as Self - Karajan's 3rd Wife

Willy Brandt

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Sabine Meyer

as Self - Musician

Crew

Sigrid Faltin

Director

Jürgen Carle

Camera Operator

Dragomir Radosavljevic

Camera Operator

Holger Jung

Sound Engineer

Peter Sibera

Sound Engineer

Konrad Hülsmann

Sound Engineer

Daniel Ausweger

Drone Cinematographer

Petra Hölge

Editor

Martina Meier

Researcher

Wolfgang Orth

Sound Mixer

Bernd Kaltenbach

Color Grading

Edith Schwörer

Graphic Designer

Jochen Dickbertel

Production Manager