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Beethoven Lives Upstairs is a Canadian 1992 HBO Original Films TV movie produced and directed by David Devine. Based on a very popular children's audio recording written and directed by Barbara Nichol, the film stars Illya Woloshyn as Christoph, a young boy who develops a friendship with composer Ludwig van Beethoven (Neil Munro), a boarder in the boy's parents' house. The film was shot in Prague in the Czech Republic and has been broadcast in over 110 countries in numerous languages and has sold over one million DVDs and is used extensively in U.S. and Canadian elementary and middle school music classrooms.
The film went on to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program in 1993, was nominated for numerous Gemini Awards, and was also admitted to the Permanent Collection in the Paley Center for Media in New York City.
Original Release
09/30/1992
US Release
09/30/1992
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Neil Munro | Ludwig Van Beethoven |
| Illya Woloshyn | Christoph |
| Fiona Reid | Mother |
| Paul Soles | Mr. Schindler |
| Albert Schultz | Uncle Kurt |
| Sheila McCarthy | Sophie(Maid) / Sophie |
| Luca Ackerman | Street Boy |
| Ross Conkey | Street Boy |
| David Foote | Street Boy |
| J. Hanus Jr. | Prince's Rider |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Neil Munro | Ludwig Van Beethoven |
| Illya Woloshyn | Christoph |
| Fiona Reid | Mother |
| Paul Soles | Mr. Schindler |
| Albert Schultz | Uncle Kurt |
| Sheila McCarthy | Sophie(Maid) / Sophie |
| Luca Ackerman | Street Boy |
| Ross Conkey | Street Boy |
| David Foote | Street Boy |
| J. Hanus Jr. | Prince's Rider |
| Lubomír Kostelka | Waiter |
| Murray Lipton | Quartet Member |
| John McCarthy | Musician |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Terence Robinson | Executive Producer |
| David Devine | Producer |
| Richard Mozer | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1993 | Emmy | Outstanding Children's Program | Won |
