Brecht

Brecht

122019•1h 30m•5.3/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.3/10(7)

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.

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Production

Bavaria Filmproduktion Köln, WDR, Süddeutscher Rundfunk, NDR, ARTE, Satel Film, BR

Language

DE

Status

Ended

First Aired

March 22, 2019

Last Aired

March 22, 2019

Networks

ARTE, ARTE

Created By

Heinrich Breloer

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Love Lasts or Does Not Last

E1

Love Lasts or Does Not Last

Air date: 2019-03-22

German playwright Bertolt Brecht's youth, from the World War I to his exile in 1933, pursued by the Nazi regime.

The Simple Thing That Is Hard to Do

E2

The Simple Thing That Is Hard to Do

Air date: 2019-03-22

German playwright Bertolt Brecht's last years, from his return to Germany in 1948 to his death in 1956.

Cast

Burghart Klaußner

Burghart Klaußner

Bertolt Brecht

Tom Schilling

Tom Schilling

Young Bertolt Brecht

Adele Neuhauser

Adele Neuhauser

Helene Weigel

Trine Dyrholm

Trine Dyrholm

Ruth Berlau

Lou Strenger

Lou Strenger

Young Helene Weigel

Bertolt Brecht

Bertolt Brecht

Himself (archive footage)

Petr Stach

Petr Stach

Singer and hurdy gurdy

Helmut Zhuber

Helmut Zhuber

Latin teacher Dr. Gebhard

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