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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.
Seasons
Episode 1
Love Lasts or Does Not Last
1h 30m
German playwright Bertolt Brecht's youth, from the World War I to his exile in 1933, pursued by the Nazi regime.
Episode 2Latest episode
The Simple Thing That Is Hard to Do
1h 30m
German playwright Bertolt Brecht's last years, from his return to Germany in 1948 to his death in 1956.
