Season 1
90 min
S1 · E1 · Mar 22, 2019
Love Lasts or Does Not Last Episode 1
90 min
S1 · E2 · Mar 22, 2019
The Simple Thing That Is Hard to Do Episode 2
2 episodes in Season 1
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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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Cast
42 people
Burghart Klaußner
Bertolt Brecht
Known for
Good Bye, Lenin!
The People vs. Fritz Bauer
Tom Schilling
Young Bertolt Brecht
Known for
Who Am I
Generation War
Adele Neuhauser
Helene Weigel
Known for
Scene of the Crime
Where Is Fred?
Trine Dyrholm
Ruth Berlau
Known for
Queen of Hearts
3096 Days
Lou Strenger
Young Helene Weigel
Also in
Labyrinth of Peace
Hellground
Bertolt Brecht
Himself (archive footage)
Also in
Der springende Punkt
Petr Stach
Singer and hurdy gurdy
Known for
Charlatan
Helmut Zhuber
Latin teacher Dr. Gebhard
Known for
Dying
Mala Emde
Paula Banholzer
Known for
303
Shadowplay
Franz Hartwig
Young Caspar Neher
Known for
Cassandra
Dark
Markus Hering
Brecht's Father
Known for
Heidi
Finsterworld
Kerstin Thielemann
Marie Röcker
Known for
Perfume
Heinrich Breloer Creator · Jan S. Kaiser Executive producer Corinna Eich Executive producer
Total runtime 3h 0m · Episode length 90 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
March 22, 2019
Status
Ended
Network
ARTE
Country
Germany · Czechia · France
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
90 min
Total runtime
3h 0m
Original language
German
Production
Bavaria Filmproduktion Köln
Production
WDR
Production
Süddeutscher Rundfunk
Production
NDR
Production
ARTE
Production
Satel Film
Production
BR
Production
Czechia · Germany
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Languages
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
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