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The Farewell

Plot: 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.
Release Date: Sunday, May 14 2000
24 years ago
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Portrait of Josef BierbichlerJosef Bierbichler. Josef Bierbichler was 52 in The Farewell as 'Bertolt Brecht'.
Birthday: Mon, Apr 26 1948
Portrait of Monica BleibtreuMonica Bleibtreu. Monica Bleibtreu was 56 in The Farewell as 'Helene Weigel'.
Birthday: Thu, May 04 1944 –
Died: Thu, May 14 2009
Portrait of Jeanette HainJeanette Hain. Jeanette Hain was 31 in The Farewell as 'Käthe Reichel'.
Birthday: Tue, Feb 18 1969
Portrait of Elfriede IrrallElfriede Irrall. Elfriede Irrall was 62 in The Farewell as 'Elisabeth Hauptmann'.
Birthday: Fri, Feb 18 1938 –
Died: Mon, Feb 26 2018
Portrait of Birgit MinichmayrBirgit Minichmayr. Birgit Minichmayr was 23 in The Farewell as 'Barbara Brecht'.
Birthday: Sun, Apr 03 1977
Portrait of Margit RogallMargit Rogall. Margit Rogall was >> in The Farewell as 'Ruth Berlau'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Samuel FinziSamuel Finzi. Samuel Finzi was 34 in The Farewell as 'Wolfgang Harich'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 20 1966
Portrait of Paul HerwigPaul Herwig. Paul Herwig was 30 in The Farewell as 'Manfred Wekwerth'.
Birthday: Fri, Apr 10 1970
Portrait of Tilman GüntherTilman Günther. Tilman Günther was 31 in The Farewell as 'Stasi-Offizier'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 01 1969
Portrait of Rena ZednikowaRena Zednikowa. Rena Zednikowa was >> in The Farewell as 'Isot Kilian'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Claudius FreyerClaudius Freyer. Claudius Freyer was 38 in The Farewell as 'Peter Palitzsch'.
Birthday: Mon, Jan 01 1962

Crew

Portrait of Jan SchütteJan Schütte. Jan Schütte was 42 in The Farewell as 'Director'
Birthday: Wed, Jun 26 1957
Portrait of Edward KłosińskiEdward Kłosiński. Edward Kłosiński was 57 in The Farewell as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sat, Jan 02 1943 –
Died: Sat, Jan 05 2008
Portrait of Klaus PohlKlaus Pohl. Klaus Pohl was 48 in The Farewell as 'Writer'
Birthday: Sun, Mar 30 1952
Portrait of John CaleJohn Cale. John Cale was 58 in The Farewell as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Mon, Mar 09 1942