Poster of The Farewell

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
23 years ago
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Cast

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

Crew

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