Brecht

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.

• Hans-Peter StröerOriginal Music Composer

• Burghart KlaußnerBertolt Brecht
• Tom SchillingYoung Bertolt Brecht
• Adele NeuhauserHelene Weigel
• Trine DyrholmRuth Berlau
• Lou StrengerYoung Helene Weigel
• Bertolt BrechtHimself (archive footage)
• Petr StachSinger and hurdy gurdy
• Helmut ZhuberLatin teacher Dr. Gebhard