Watch The Farewell (2000) Official Trailer
4.7 / 10 IMDb May 14, 2000 1h 31m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 31m
Release Date
May 14, 2000
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
German
Country
Germany, Poland
Writers
Cast
Josef Bierbichler
as Bertolt Brecht
Monica Bleibtreu
as Helene Weigel
Jeanette Hain
as Käthe Reichel
Elfriede Irrall
as Elisabeth Hauptmann
Birgit Minichmayr
as Barbara Brecht
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Margit Rogall
as Ruth Berlau
Samuel Finzi
as Wolfgang Harich
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Paul Herwig
as Manfred Wekwerth
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Tilman Günther
as Stasi-Offizier
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Rena Zednikowa
as Isot Kilian
Claudius Freyer
as Peter Palitzsch
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