The Farewell

Overview

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.

Release date

May 14, 2000

Rating

4.2 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 31 minutes

Genres

Drama

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
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As Ruth Berlau
Samuel Finzi
As Wolfgang Harich
Paul Herwig
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As Manfred Wekwerth
Tilman Günther
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As Stasi-Offizier
Rena Zednikowa
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As Isot Kilian
Claudius Freyer
As Peter Palitzsch

Crew

Klaus Pohl
Role: Writer
Jan Schütte
Role: Director
Edward Kłosiński
Role: Director of Photography
John Cale
Role: Original Music Composer