The Kreutzer Sonata (2008 film) The Kreutzer Sonata (2008 film) The Kreutzer Sonata is a 2008 film directed by Bernard Rose based on the novella by Leo Tolstoy. It is Rose's second collaboration with Danny Huston (after "Ivans XTC") and his third adaptation of a work by Leo Tolstoy, following 1997's "Anna Karenina" and 2003's "Ivans XTC". "The Kreutzer Sonata" is the name commonly given to Ludwig van Beethoven's Violin Sonata no. 9 in A major. Director Bernard Rose had previously directed "Immortal Beloved", a film on the life of Ludwig van Beethoven, in which there is a major (and pivotal) scene that features a
William Kreutzer Jr. William Kreutzer Jr. William J. Kreutzer Jr. (born 1969) is a former United States Army soldier who was convicted of killing one officer and wounding 18 other soldiers when he opened fire on a physical training formation on October 27, 1995 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Kreutzer was sentenced to death, but his sentence was later commuted to life in prison by the Army Court of Criminal Appeals in connection with concerns regarding mental illness. At trial, Kreutzer's high school vice principal Ms. Witczak testified that he was an "above average" student. He graduated from the University of Maryland. At