With a career that includes a 35-year tenure as composer of the Berlin Philharmonic and record sales topping 200 million, Herbert von Karajan is one of the most legendary figures in 20th-century classical music. Comprised of archival footage, performance highlights and interviews with the likes of Anne-Sophie Mutter, Christa Ludwig and Seiji Ozawa, this retrospective chronicles the life and times of the iconic Austrian maestro.
Christoph Engel
Director
Robert Dornhelm
Writer, Director

Herbert von Karajan
Self (archive footage)

Leonard Bernstein
Self (archive footage)

Plácido Domingo
Self (archive footage)

Mirella Freni
Self (archive footage)

Gundula Janowitz
Self

Evgeny Kissin
Self

Christa Ludwig
Self

Anne-Sophie Mutter
Self

Seiji Ozawa
Self
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Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M86%
McCullin76%
Friedkin Uncut71%
Gilbert67%
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty77%
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction69%
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.77%
Love, Gilda72%
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne78%
Justin Bieber's Believe69%
Pavarotti73%
David Bowie: Five Years75%
Western Stars70%
Quincy72%
Thought Crimes62%
Music by John Williams80%
The Velvet Underground67%
Love, Antosha74%
Schumacher72%