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Brecht

IMDb 5.3 2019 • 90 min • Drama

Director

Heinrich Breloer

Country

CZ

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Burghart Klaußner
Burghart Klaußner Bertolt Brecht
Tom Schilling
Tom Schilling Young Bertolt Brecht
Adele Neuhauser
Adele Neuhauser Helene Weigel
Trine Dyrholm
Trine Dyrholm Ruth Berlau
Lou Strenger
Lou Strenger Young Helene Weigel