The Farewell

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The Farewell

Film poster
Directed by Jan Schütte
Produced by Gesche Carstens
Hendryk Romanovski
Jan Schütte
Written by Klaus Pohl
Starring Josef Bierbichler
Music by John Cale
Cinematography Edward Klosinski
Editing by Risa Kes
Release dates
  • 14 September 2000 (2000-09-14)
Running time 91 minutes
Country Germany
Language German

The Farewell (German: Abschied - Brechts letzter Sommer) is a 2000 German drama film directed by Jan Schütte. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Cast

  • Josef Bierbichler - Bertolt Brecht
  • Monica Bleibtreu - Helene Weigel
  • Jeanette Hain - Käthe Reichel
  • Elfriede Irrall - Elisabeth Hauptmann
  • Margit Rogall - Ruth Berlau
  • Samuel Finzi - Wolfgang Harich
  • Rena Zednikova - Isot Kilian
  • Birgit Minichmayr - Barbara Brecht
  • Tilman Günther - Offizier der Staatssicherheit
  • Paul Herwig - Manfred Weckwerth
  • Claudius Freyer - Peter Palitzsch
  • Emanuel Spitzy - Jungpionier
  • Slawomir Holland - Offizier der Staatssicherheit
  • Piotr Kryska - Fahrer der Staatssicherheit

References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: The Farewell". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-13. 

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