The Magnificent Rebel

The Magnificent Rebel
Directed byGeorg Tressler
Music byKarl Boehm
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerWalt Disney
Production companyWalt Disney Productions
Original release
ReleaseNovember 18 (1962-11-18) –
November 25, 1962 (1962-11-25)

The Magnificent Rebel is a 1962 American television film that aired as a two part episode of The Wide World of Disney. It told the story of Ludwig Van Beethoven.[1]

Cast

Cast information sourced from D23.[2]

Background

This was Walt Disney’s first filmmaking venture in Austria, where Beethoven lived, found inspiration, and worked. Released theatrically abroad.[3]

References

  1. ^ "The Magnificent Rebel". Kine Weekly. 10 May 1962. p. 15.
  2. ^ "Magnificent Rebel, The (television)". D23. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
  3. ^ "Magnificent Rebel, The (television)". D23. Retrieved 2026-03-10.