

Composer Johann Sebastian Bach is introduced to King Frederick II of Prussia in 1747. The aging composer and the young monarch clash and a battle of egos ensues.
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Cast

Vadim Glowna
Johann Sebastian Bach

Jürgen Vogel
Friedrich II. von Preußen

Karoline Herfurth
Prinzessin Amalie

Anatole Taubman
Friedemann Bach
Paul Herwig
Emanuel Bach

Antje Westermann
Johanna Bach

Detlev Buck
Zollbeamter

Hans-Michael Rehberg
Medikus

Henning Peker
Königsbote
Michel Cassagne
Voltaire
Patrice-Luc Doumeyrou
Maupertuis

Daniel Lommatzsch
Stadtbote
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