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Vitus
Vitus

Vitus

Genres

MusicDrama

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Vitus tells the story of a highly-gifted boy (played by real-life piano prodigy Teo Gheorghiu) whose parents have demanding and ambitious plans for him.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

02 February 2006

Country

Switzerland

Cast

Fabrizio Borsani

Fabrizio Borsani

Vitus - age 6

Teo Gheorghiu

Teo Gheorghiu

Vitus von Holzen - age 12

Julika Jenkins

Julika Jenkins

Helen von Holzen, mother

Urs Jucker

Urs Jucker

Leo von Holzen, father

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Grandfather

Eleni Haupt

Eleni Haupt

Luisa

Kristina Lykowa

Kristina Lykowa

Isabel - age 12

Tamara Scarpellini

Tamara Scarpellini

Isabel - age 19

Daniel Rohr

Daniel Rohr

Hoffmann jun.

Norbert Schwientek

Norbert Schwientek

Hoffmann sen.

Heidy Forster

Heidy Forster

Gina Fois

Daniel Fueter

Daniel Fueter

Direktor Konservatorium

Livia S. Reinhard

Livia S. Reinhard

Kindergärtnerin

Susanne Kunz

Susanne Kunz

Primarlehrerin

Thomas Mathys

Thomas Mathys

Arzt

Ursula Reiter

Ursula Reiter

Neurologin

Annelore Sarbach

Annelore Sarbach

Rektorin

Adrian Fuhrer

Adrian Fuhrer

Mathematiklehrer

Frank Demenga

Frank Demenga

Dr. Knaak

Stefan Witschi

Stefan Witschi

Vermieter

Stefan Schertenleib

Stefan Schertenleib

Jens

Andreas Krämer

Andreas Krämer

Flugzeugmechaniker

François Blancpain

François Blancpain

Sascha Lara Bleuler

Sascha Lara Bleuler

Theresa Davi

Theresa Davi

Theresa Davi

Theresa Davi

Timo Götz

Timo Götz

Laura Hayek

Laura Hayek

Josef Mrkwicka

Josef Mrkwicka

Marie Anne Nauer

Marie Anne Nauer

Jens Nielsen

Jens Nielsen

Heinz Niklaus

Heinz Niklaus

Anna Roth

Anna Roth

Isabel - age 7

Hani Song

Hani Song

Silvana Zarro

Silvana Zarro

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