Gary Oldman (Ludwig van Beethoven), Jeroen Krabbé (Anton Felix Schindler), Isabella Rossellini (Anna Marie Erdödy), Johanna ter Steege (Johanna Reiss), Marco Hofschneider (Karl van Beethoven), Miriam Margolyes (Nanette Streicherová), Barry Humphries (Clemens Metternich) more..., Valeria Golino (Giulietta Guicciardi), Gerard Horan (Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven), Christopher Fulford (Kaspar Anton Carl van Beethoven), Luigi Diberti (Franz Josef Guicciardi), Michael Culkin (Jakob Hotscevar), Sandra Voe (Marie Fröhlich), Bernard Rose (Elector Max Friedrich), Alexandra Pigg (Therese Obermeyer), Donal Gibson (Karl Holz), Matthew North (Young Karl van Beethoven), Geno Lechner (Josephine von Brunsvik), Claudia Solti (Theresa von Brunsvik), Rory Edwards (Wenzel Robert von Gallenberg), Hannes Flaschberger (Joseph Deym), Leo Faulkner (Young Ludwig van Beethoven), Fintan McKeown (Johann van Beethoven, Sr), Everton Nelson (George Bridgetower), Jindra Petráková (Lilo Braun), Marek Vašut (Custody policeman), Hugo Kaminský (Magistrate), Stanislav Behal (Ignaz Schuppanzigh), Arna Mohelská (Suzanna Guicciardi), Stepan Hlatky (Zoltan), Gordon Lovitt (Metternich's flunky), Anna Kolinska (Fritzi Erdödy), Johan Kolinsky (August Erdödy), Josef Kolínský (August Erdödy), Jan Kuželka (Country policeman), Barbora Srncová (Erdödy's servant), Bruce Davey (Artillery Captain)

Peter Suschitzky (Director of Photography), Bruce Davey (Producer), Stephen McEveety (Executive Producer), Maurizio Millenotti (Costume Designer), John Myhre (Art Direction), Bernard Rose (Writer), Dan Rae (Editor) more..., Jiří Hlupý (Production Design), Olga Rosenfelderová (Art Direction), Trey Batchelor (Second Assistant Director),