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Biopic "Louis van Beethoven" in the first
"Louis van Beethoven": Ludwig van Beethoven (Tobias Moretti) is almost deaf at the age of 57.
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In the biopic "Louis van Beethoven" (The First), Tobias Moretti plays the brilliant composer. In the "Helene Fischer Show" (ZDF), the singer shows the best moments from past shows. In addition, a dinosaur hybrid causes chaos in "Jurassic World" (RTL).
8:15 p.m., Das Erste, Louis van Beethoven, biography
Ludwig van Beethoven, whose birthday will be 250 years in 2020, is one of the most outstanding composers in music history. His ode "To Joy" is the hymn of the European Union. This fictional film, which focuses on three phases of life, looks behind its myth. The young pianist Colin Pütz plays the child prodigy of Bonn's childhood days, Anselm Bresgott the rebellious, youthful Beethoven and Tobias Moretti the lonely and deaf genius at the end of his life.
8:15 p.m., ZDF, The Helene Fischer Show – My most beautiful moments, show
Helene Fischer presents her personal highlights from the "Helene Fischer Show" of the past few years. Europe's most successful entertainer took the time to pick out the best and most impressive acts of the past nine years. There is a reunion with impressive performances by many national and international guest stars, spectacular acrobatics and lots of music.
8:15 p.m., ProSieben, Ocean's 8, crime comedy
After her release from prison, Debbie (Sandra Bullock), Danny Ocean's younger sister, reaches out to her former partner Lou (Cate Blanchett). She's after a sinfully expensive necklace that actress Daphne Kluger (Anne Hathaway) is supposed to wear at this year's Met Gala. You only have three and a half weeks to put together a team of specialists.
8:15 p.m., RTL, Jurassic World, dinosaur adventure
Jurassic Park has become Jurassic World: a theme park where visitors can see the dinosaurs up close. But that's not enough for the founder. He wants to offer more attractions, which is why an experiment goes wrong and a "hybrid dinosaur" modified by the genetic material of various dinosaurs is created, the Indominus Rex. The female goes crazy and threatens to kill the park and all visitors if no one stops her. Dino Whisperer Grady (Chris Pratt) has to help.
8:15 p.m., Tele 5, True Grit, Western
14-year-old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) travels to Fort Smith to retaliate for the murder of her father. The perpetrator Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin) fled days before her arrival. Mattie hires the infamous U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) as a bounty hunter. When Texas Ranger LaBoeuf (Matt Damon) tries to join the two, Mattie is outraged because the arrogant law enforcement officer is also after Chaney's head.