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title: 'The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach (1968)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean-Marie Straub'
released: '1968-02-03'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-chronicle-of-anna-magdalena-bach-1968'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062804/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach (1968)

1968 · 94 min · Drama, Music, History · Germany, Italy

Original title: Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach

## Synopsis

The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach is a 1968 film by the French filmmaking duo of Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet. It was their first full-length feature film, and reportedly took a decade to finance. The film stars renowned harpsichordist Gustav Leonhardt as Johann Sebastian Bach and Christiane Lang as Anna Magdalena Bach. The orchestral music was performed by Concentus Musicus and conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt. It is the first of several Straub-Huillet films to be based on works of classical music. The film was entered in the 18th Berlin International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean-Marie Straub](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-marie-straub), [Danièle Huillet](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniele-huillet)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean-Marie Straub](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-marie-straub), [Danièle Huillet](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniele-huillet)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Johann Sebastian Bach](https://cinepixo.com/people/johann-sebastian-bach)
- **Producer:** [Franz Seitz Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-seitz-jr), [Jean-Marie Straub](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-marie-straub), [Danièle Huillet](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniele-huillet), [Gian Vittorio Baldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/gian-vittorio-baldi)
- **Editor:** [Jean-Marie Straub](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-marie-straub), [Danièle Huillet](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniele-huillet)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ugo Piccone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ugo-piccone)

## Cast

- [Joachim Wolff](https://cinepixo.com/people/joachim-wolff)
- [Bob van Asperen](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-van-asperen)
- [Paolo Carlini](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-carlini)
- [Christiane Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/christiane-lang) as Anna Magdalena Bach
- [Gustav Leonhardt](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustav-leonhardt)
- [Nikolaus Harnoncourt](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolaus-harnoncourt)

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