About
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.
Cast
Burghart Klaußner
as Bertolt Brecht
Tom Schilling
as Young Bertolt Brecht
Adele Neuhauser
as Helene Weigel
Trine Dyrholm
as Ruth Berlau
Lou Strenger
as Young Helene Weigel
Bertolt Brecht
as Himself (archive footage)
Petr Stach
as Singer and hurdy gurdy
Helmut Zhuber
as Latin teacher Dr. Gebhard
Episodes
Miniseries
Love Lasts or Does Not Last
German playwright Bertolt Brecht's youth, from the World War I to his exile in 1933, pursued by the Nazi regime.
The Simple Thing That Is Hard to Do
German playwright Bertolt Brecht's last years, from his return to Germany in 1948 to his death in 1956.
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