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The Farewell

4.720001h 31mMovieDrama

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.

DirectorJan Schütte
WriterKlaus Pohl

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Cast · Directed by Jan Schütte

JBJosef Bierbichler
Josef Bierbichler
Bertolt Brecht
MBMonica Bleibtreu
Monica Bleibtreu
Helene Weigel
JHJeanette Hain
Jeanette Hain
Käthe Reichel
EIElfriede Irrall
Elfriede Irrall
Elisabeth Hauptmann
BMBirgit Minichmayr
Birgit Minichmayr
Barbara Brecht
MR
Margit Rogall
Ruth Berlau
SFSamuel Finzi
Samuel Finzi
Wolfgang Harich
PH
Paul Herwig
Manfred Wekwerth
TG
Tilman Günther
Stasi-Offizier
RZ
Rena Zednikowa
Isot Kilian
CFClaudius Freyer
Claudius Freyer
Peter Palitzsch

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