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    The Farewell

    91'

    2000-05-14

    4.7

    Drama

    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.

    WritingKlaus PohlDirectingJan Schütte

    Cast

    1

    Bertolt Brecht

    Josef Bierbichler

    1

    Helene Weigel

    Monica Bleibtreu

    2

    Käthe Reichel

    Jeanette Hain

    1

    Elisabeth Hauptmann

    Elfriede Irrall

    1

    Barbara Brecht

    Birgit Minichmayr

    1

    Ruth Berlau

    Margit Rogall

    1

    Wolfgang Harich

    Samuel Finzi

    1

    Manfred Wekwerth

    Paul Herwig

    1

    Stasi-Offizier

    Tilman Günther

    1

    Isot Kilian

    Rena Zednikowa

    1

    Peter Palitzsch

    Claudius Freyer

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Germany
      2. Poland
    • List of languages:
      1. German
    • List of companies:
      1. Vote Count: 7
      2. Popularity: 0.6929
      3. Status: Released
      4. Original title:Abschied - Brechts letzter Sommer

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