The Farewell

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Josef Bierbichler

Bertolt Brecht

Age : 75 | Popularity : 5%

Monica Bleibtreu

Helene Weigel

Age : 65 | Popularity : 7%

Jeanette Hain

Käthe Reichel

Age : 55 | Popularity : 28%

Elfriede Irrall

Elisabeth Hauptmann

Age : 80 | Popularity : 7%

Birgit Minichmayr

Barbara Brecht

Age : 47 | Popularity : 6%

Margit Rogall

Ruth Berlau

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Samuel Finzi

Wolfgang Harich

Age : 58 | Popularity : 5%

Paul Herwig

Manfred Wekwerth

Age : 54 | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Edward Kłosiński
Sound	Original Music Composer	John Cale
Writing	Writer	Klaus Pohl
Directing	Director	Jan Schütte
Department	Role	Name

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