Biographies of Johann Sebastian Bach
Filmed biography
Johann Sebastian Bach's life was the subject of several films.

Biographies of Johann Sebastian Bach

Section Title: Filmed biography
Table Section Text: Johann Sebastian Bach's life was the subject of several films.

Original title	English title	Date	Director	Actor playing Bach	Comments

The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach	The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach	1968	Jean-Marie Straub Danièle Huillet	Gustav Leonhardt	Story told from the perspective of Anna Magdalena Bach NYT: "While this 'Chronicle' ... is a testament to [Bach's] ever-living music, it is, unfortunately, lifeless as biography"

Johann Sebastian Bach [de]	1985	Lothar Bellag [de]	Ulrich Thein	East-German TV biopic in four parts. Klaus Eidam [de] collaborated to the script.

Bach's Fight for Freedom	Bach's Fight for Freedom	1995	Stuart Gillard	Ted Dykstra	Bach's last year in Weimar (1717)

Mein Name ist Bach	My Name Is Bach	2003	Dominique de Rivaz [de]	Vadim Glowna	Swiss film about Bach's 1747 visit to Potsdam, meeting Frederick the Great.

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The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach is a 1968 film, featuring Gustav Leonhardt as Johann Sebastian Bach.
The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach is a 1968 film featuring Gustav Leonhardt.
The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach, a 1968 film featuring Gustav Leonhardt as Johann Sebastian Bach.

final_sentence: The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach is a 1968 film, featuring Gustav Leonhardt as Johann Sebastian Bach.
final_sentence: The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach is a 1968 film featuring Gustav Leonhardt.
final_sentence: The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach, a 1968 film featuring Gustav Leonhardt as Johann Sebastian Bach.