---
title: 'Mein Name ist Bach (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Dominique Rivaz'
released: '2003-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Switzerland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mein-name-ist-bach-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382180/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mein Name ist Bach (2003)

2003 · 97 min · Drama · Germany, France, Switzerland


## Synopsis

Mein Name ist Bach is a 2003 Swiss film directed by Dominique de Rivaz. The premiere took place within the framework of the 56th Locarno Film Festival, which was held from August 6 to August 16, 2003. It was Switzerland's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Dominique Rivaz](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-rivaz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Frédéric Devreese](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederic-devreese)
- **Producer:** [Jean-Louis Porchet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-louis-porchet), [Karl Baumgartner](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-baumgartner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ciro Cappellari](https://cinepixo.com/people/ciro-cappellari)
- **Editor:** [Isabel Meier](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabel-meier)

## Cast

- [Philippe Vuilleumier](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-vuilleumier) as Johann Joachim Quantz
- [Paul Herwig](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-herwig) as Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
- [Gilles Tschudi](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilles-tschudi) as Sekretär Goltz
- [Daniel Lommatzsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-lommatzsch) as Stadtbote
- [Vadim Glowna](https://cinepixo.com/people/vadim-glowna) as Johann Sebastian Bach
- [Antje Westermann](https://cinepixo.com/people/antje-westermann) as Johanna Maria Bach
- [Anatole Taubman](https://cinepixo.com/people/anatole-taubman) as Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
- [Detlev Buck](https://cinepixo.com/people/detlev-buck) as Zollbeamter
- [Jürgen Vogel](https://cinepixo.com/people/jurgen-vogel) as Frederick II of Prussia
- [Henning Peker](https://cinepixo.com/people/henning-peker) as Königsbote
- [Karoline Herfurth](https://cinepixo.com/people/karoline-herfurth) as Anna Amalia of Prussia, Abbess of Quedlinburg
- [Hans Michael Rehberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-michael-rehberg) as Medikus
- [Michel Cassagne](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-cassagne) as Voltaire
- [Joachim Tomaschewsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/joachim-tomaschewsky) as Hofarzt

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