Brecht
East Berlin, 1956. Bertolt Brecht, revolutionary of the theater and poet of the state, looks back: his exploits as a teenager during the World War I; his romantic adventures during the twenties; the escape of the Nazi regime; the return from exile. The life of a timeless classic, a class fighter, an indefatigable free spirit, a committed artist.
First Aired
March 22, 2019
Last Aired
March 22, 2019
Original Language
de
Popularity
1
Type
Miniseries
Official Website
Production Companies
Bavaria Filmproduktion Köln
WDR
Süddeutscher Rundfunk
NDR
ARTE
Satel Film
BR
Seasons & Episodes
Episodes
East Berlin, 1956. Bertolt Brecht, revolutionary of the theater and poet of the state, looks back on his life.
Cast
Burghart Klaußner
Bertolt Brecht
Tom Schilling
Young Bertolt Brecht
Adele Neuhauser
Helene Weigel
Trine Dyrholm
Ruth Berlau
Lou Strenger
Young Helene Weigel
Bertolt Brecht
Himself (archive footage)
Petr Stach
Singer and hurdy gurdy
Helmut Zhuber
Latin teacher Dr. Gebhard
Mala Emde
Paula Banholzer
Franz Hartwig
Young Caspar Neher
Markus Hering
Brecht's Father
Kerstin Thielemann
Marie Röcker
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