Brecht
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.
Episodes
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.
Top Cast
Burghart Klaußner
Bertolt Brecht
Tom Schilling
Young Bertolt Brecht
Adele Neuhauser
Helene Weigel
Trine Dyrholm
Ruth Berlau
Lou Strenger
Young Helene Weigel
Bertolt Brecht
Himself (archive footage)
Petr Stach
Singer and hurdy gurdy
Helmut Zhuber
Latin teacher Dr. Gebhard
