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
Self - Narrator (voice)
Peter Csobádi
Self - Music Journalist
Oliver Rathkolb
Self - Historian
Christa Ludwig
Self - Opera Singer
Eleonore Büning
Self - Music Critic
Alexandra Gütermann
Self - Anita von Karajan's Niece
Lore Salzburger
Self - Karajan's Secretary
Werner Resel
Self - Musician
Karl Leister
Self - Musician
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Self - Musician
Peter Brem
Self - Musician
Clemens Hellsberg
Self - Musician
Joachim Tiburtius
Self - Politician (voice)
Herbert von Karajan
Self - Music Conductor (archive footage)
Fritz Kaiser
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Joseph Goebbels
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Winifred Wagner
Self - Musical Director (archive footage)
Anita von Karajan
Self - Karajan's 2nd Wife (archive footage)
Eliette von Karajan
Self - Karajan's 3rd Wife
Willy Brandt
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Sabine Meyer
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