Overview
A portrait of a single day in the late summer of 1956, toward the end of Bertolt Brecht's life, as he prepares to leave his lakeside home, surrounded by the women who form his extended family.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by John Cale
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Edward Klosinski
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Klaus PohlWriter
- Original title
- Abschied - Brechts letzter Sommer
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 14, 2000
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Germany, Poland
Cast
Josef BierbichlerBertolt Brecht
Monica BleibtreuHelene Weigel
Jeanette HainKäthe Reichel
Elfriede IrrallElisabeth Hauptmann
Birgit MinichmayrBarbara Brecht- Margit RogallRuth Berlau
Samuel FinziWolfgang Harich- Paul HerwigManfred Wekwerth
Tilman GüntherStasi-Offizier- Rena ZednikowaIsot Kilian
Claudius FreyerPeter Palitzsch
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