Brecht (2019)
Synopsis
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 Air Date: 2019-03-22
Last Air Date: 2019-03-22
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 2
Created By: Heinrich Breloer
Networks: ARTE, ARTE
Top 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
- Mala Emde as Paula Banholzer
- Franz Hartwig as Young Caspar Neher
Seasons
Miniseries (2019)
East Berlin, 1956. Bertolt Brecht, revolutionary of the theater and poet of the state, looks back on his life.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: 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.
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Ep. 2: 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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