Beethoven (franchise) Beethoven (franchise) The Beethoven film series is a series of eight American films, created by John Hughes (credited as Edmond Dantès) and Amy Holden Jones, in which the plot revolves around a family attempting to control the antics of their pet Saint Bernard. The first two films were theatrical releases and all after have been direct to video. The original "Beethoven" hit theaters in April 1992. Its opening grossed $7,587,565. It was the year's 26th largest grossing film in the U.S. at $57,114,049. In "Beethoven", the Newton family finds and adopts a Saint Bernard. The family, with the exception of
Beethoven in film Beethoven in film The composer Ludwig van Beethoven has been the subject of a number of biographical films. "The Life of Beethoven" (German: "Das Leben des Beethoven") is a 1927 Austrian silent drama film directed by Hans Otto and starring Fritz Kortner as Beethoven. "Un grand amour de Beethoven" was directed in 1937 by Abel Gance; it stars Harry Baur. Albert Bassermann portrayed Beethoven in the 1941 film "The Great Awakening". "Eroica" is a 1949 Austrian film depicting the life and works of Beethoven (Ewald Balser). It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival. The film is directed by