Brecht 5 years old

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.

Credits

Anatole Taubman

Ernst Josef Aufricht

Trine Dyrholm

Ruth Berlau

Charles Laughton

Galileo (voice)

Markus Hering

Brecht's Father

Maria Dragus

Regine Lutz

Ernst Stötzner

Caspar Neher

Cast

Name	Character
Anatole Taubman He was 48 , now 54 years old	as Ernst Josef Aufricht
Trine Dyrholm She was 46 , now 52 years old	as Ruth Berlau
Charles Laughton He was 119 , 63 years old when he died	as Galileo (voice)
Markus Hering He was 58 , now 64 years old	as Brecht's Father
Maria Dragus She was 25 , now 31 years old	as Regine Lutz
Ernst Stötzner He was 67 , now 73 years old	as Caspar Neher
Theo Lingen He was 115 , 75 years old when he died	as Himself (archive footage)
Marie Luise Stahl She was 28 , now 34 years old	as Angelika Hurwicz
Burghart Klaußner He was 69 , now 75 years old	as Bertolt Brecht
Thomas Meinhardt He was 66 , now 72 years old	as Wilhelm Girnus
Tom Schilling He was 37 , now 43 years old	as Young Bertolt Brecht
Joseph Stalin He was 140 , 74 years old when he died	as Himself (archive footage)
Götz Schubert He was 56 , now 62 years old	as Ernst Busch
Friederike Becht She was 32 , now 38 years old	as Marianne Zoff
Regine Lutz She was 90 , now 96 years old	as Herself - Actress
Leonie Benesch She was 27 , now 33 years old	as Young Elisabeth Hauptmann
Adele Neuhauser She was 60 , now 66 years old	as Helene Weigel
Laura de Boer She was 36 , now 41 years old	as Isot Kilian
Bertolt Brecht He was 121 , 58 years old when he died	as Himself (archive footage)
Kerstin Thielemann She was 56 , now 62 years old	as Marie Röcker
Vincent Redetzki He was 26 , now 32 years old	as Martin Pohl
Franz Dinda He was 35 , now 41 years old	as Egon Monk
Stella Adorf He was 55 , now 61 years old	as Sophie Brecht
Hannes Wegener He was 38 , now 44 years old	as Dr. Lion Feuchtwanger
Egon Monk He was 91 , 79 years old when he died	as Himself (archive footage)

Crew

Name	Job title
Hans-Peter Ströer Sound	Original Music Composer
Jan S. Kaiser Production	Executive Producer
Mareike Lueg Production	Line Producer
Ute Paffendorf Costume & Make-Up	Costume Designer
Gernot Roll Camera He was 79 , now 85 years old	Director of Photography
Claudia Wolscht Editing She was 58 , now 64 years old	Editor
Christoph Kanter Art He was 64 , now 70 years old	Set Designer
Heinrich Ambrosch Production He was 53 , now 59 years old	Co-Producer
Corinna Eich Production She was 46 , now 52 years old	Executive Producer

Brecht (5 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 2019-03-22
Runtime: [90] minutes
Number of Episodes: 2