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.
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Josef Bierbichler
Bertolt Brecht
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Monica Bleibtreu
Helene Weigel
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Jeanette Hain
Käthe Reichel
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Elfriede Irrall
Elisabeth Hauptmann
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The Tobacconist
Birgit Minichmayr
Barbara Brecht
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Downfall
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Margit Rogall
Ruth Berlau
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Scene of the Crime
Samuel Finzi
Wolfgang Harich
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Paul Herwig
Manfred Wekwerth
Known for
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
Tilman Günther
Stasi-Offizier
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Rena Zednikowa
Isot Kilian
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Gameboy
Claudius Freyer
Peter Palitzsch
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Zappek
Jan Schütte Director · Klaus Pohl Writer John Cale Composer
First release May 14, 2000 · Produced in Germany, Poland · Original title Abschied - Brechts letzter Sommer
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Germany · Poland
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Original title
Abschied - Brechts letzter Sommer
Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · May 14, 2000
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No release date listed for United States.
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