The Farewell

The Farewell

91 mins | Drama | May 14, 2000

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.

The Farewell

91 mins | Drama | May 14, 2000

The Farewell
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers
Original title Abschied - Brechts letzter Sommer
Directors Jan Schütte
Writers Klaus Pohl

Cast

Josef Bierbichler

as Bertolt Brecht

Monica Bleibtreu

as Helene Weigel

Jeanette Hain

as Käthe Reichel

Elfriede Irrall

as Elisabeth Hauptmann

Birgit Minichmayr

as Barbara Brecht

Margit Rogall

as Ruth Berlau

Samuel Finzi

as Wolfgang Harich

Paul Herwig

as Manfred Wekwerth

Tilman Günther

as Stasi-Offizier

Rena Zednikowa

as Isot Kilian

Claudius Freyer

as Peter Palitzsch