The Farewell (2000)
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.
Director: Jan Schütte
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Josef Bierbichler as Bertolt Brecht |
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Monica Bleibtreu as Helene Weigel |
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Jeanette Hain as Käthe Reichel |
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Elfriede Irrall as Elisabeth Hauptmann |
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Birgit Minichmayr as Barbara Brecht |
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Margit Rogall as Ruth Berlau |
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Samuel Finzi as Wolfgang Harich |
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Paul Herwig as Manfred Wekwerth |
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Tilman Günther as Stasi-Offizier |
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Rena Zednikowa as Isot Kilian |
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Claudius Freyer as Peter Palitzsch |
| Writing | Klaus Pohl | Writer |
| Directing | Jan Schütte | Director |
| Sound | John Cale | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Edward Kłosiński | Director of Photography |