Brecht

Overview

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.

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