Miniseries poster

Miniseries

(2019)

Overview

East Berlin, 1956. Bertolt Brecht, revolutionary of the theater and poet of the state, looks back on his life.

Cast

Burghart Klaußner as Bertolt Brecht
Burghart Klaußner

as Bertolt Brecht

Tom Schilling as Young Bertolt Brecht
Tom Schilling

as Young Bertolt Brecht

Adele Neuhauser as Helene Weigel
Adele Neuhauser

as Helene Weigel

Trine Dyrholm as Ruth Berlau
Trine Dyrholm

as Ruth Berlau

Lou Strenger as Young Helene Weigel
Lou Strenger

as Young Helene Weigel

Bertolt Brecht as Himself (archive footage)
Bertolt Brecht

as Himself (archive footage)

Petr Stach as Singer and hurdy gurdy
Petr Stach

as Singer and hurdy gurdy

Helmut Zhuber as Latin teacher Dr. Gebhard
Helmut Zhuber

as Latin teacher Dr. Gebhard

Episodes

Love Lasts or Does Not Last poster

Love Lasts or Does Not Last 0.0

March 22, 2019

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 poster

The Simple Thing That Is Hard to Do 0.0

March 22, 2019

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