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Summary:
- Beethoven's Hair traces the unlikely journey of a lock of hair cut from Beethoven's corpse and unravels the mystery of his tortured life and death. The film begins in modern times when a pair of Beethoven enthusiasts, Ira Brilliant and Che Guevara, purchase the hair at a Sotheby's auction. As the story unfolds, it follows the past generations of owners, culminating in the futuristic science that reveals Beethoven's "medical secret."
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Language Notes:
- Item content: English
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System Details:
- Digital format: System requirements: Adobe Flash or equivalent.
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Performers:
- Narrator, Nicky Guadagni.
Cast: Láry Hauser, Max Wittmann, Filip Hromčik.
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Production Credits:
- Edited by David New ; director of photography, Horst Zeidler ; consultant, Russell Martin ; music, Ludwig van Beethoven.
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General Notes:
- Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Originally produced by: Rhombus Media, Inc., c2005.
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed October 28, 2014).
Based on the book by Russell Martin.
Public performance rights included.
Institutional Streaming Licenses permit screening on the Unified Campus to a group only when no admission is charged and there is no advertising outside the learning community.
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Audience:
- Grades: 12 and up.
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Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (84 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
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Audio Characteristics:
- digital
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Digital Characteristics:
- video file
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Call Numbers:
- Online Video
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Other Standard Numbers:
- Publisher Number, Docuseek2: bf-bh
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OCLC Numbers:
- 898329830
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Other Control Numbers:
- [Unknown Type]: doc00000269