What is Brecht about?

East Berlin, 1956. Bertolt Brecht, revolutionary of the theater and poet of the state, looks back: his exploits as a teenager during the World War I; his romantic adventures during the twenties; the escape of the Nazi regime; the return from exile. The life of a timeless classic, a class fighter, an indefatigable free spirit, a committed artist.

Latest episode

S1 · Episode 2 — The Simple Thing That Is Hard to Do · 2019-03-22

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

Genres: Drama
First aired: 2019-03-22
Rating: ★ 5.3 / 10

Top cast

Burghart Klaußner Bertolt Brecht
Tom Schilling Young Bertolt Brecht
Adele Neuhauser Helene Weigel
Trine Dyrholm Ruth Berlau
Lou Strenger Young Helene Weigel
Bertolt Brecht Himself (archive footage)

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