Brecht
- Brecht - Eine Vorstellung (Working title)
TV Movie (multi-part) | 2017-2018 | arte, BR [de], SWR [de], WDR [de] | Czech Republic, Germany
Main data
| Director | Dr. Heinrich Breloer |
|---|---|
| Written by | Dr. Heinrich Breloer |
| Production | Bavaria Filmproduktion GmbH Köln [de], Bavaria Fiction GmbH, MIA FILM |
Shooting data
| Start of shooting | 30/05/2017 |
|---|---|
| End of shooting | 28/07/2017 |
| Locations | Prag und Umgebung |
Project data
Brief synopsis
Cast
| Actor | Role name | Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Burghart Klaußner | Bertolt Brecht ( 1940-1956) [L] | |
| Tom Schilling | Bertolt Brecht (1916 - 1933) [L] | |
| Adele Neuhauser | Helene Weigel (1940-1966) [L] | |
| Lou Strenger | Helene Weigel (1920 - 1933) [L] | |
| Laura de Boer | Isot Kilian [L] | |
| Trine Dyrholm | Ruth Berlau [L] | |
| Karolina Horster | Käthe Rülicke [SR] | |
| Matthias Rheinheimer | Paul Albert Krumm [SR] | |
| Franz Hartwig | Caspar Neher (1916-1933) [SR] | |
| Ernst Stötzner | Caspar Neher (1940-1956) [SR] | |
| Maximilian Klas | Manfred Wekwerth [SR] | |
| Marie Luise Stahl | Angelika Hurwicz [SR] | |
| Anna Herrmann | Käthe Reichel [SR] | |
| Vincent Redetzki | Martin Pohl [SR] | |
| Thimo Meitner | Walter Brecht [SR] | |
| Anatole Taubman | Ernst Josef Aufricht [SR] | |
| Markus Hering | Brechts Vater [SR] | |
| Kerstin Thielemann | Marie Röcker [SR] | |
| Rafael Gareisen | Otto Müllereisert [SR] | |
| Gitta Schweighöfer | Souffleuse [SR] | |
| Jessica McIntyre | Marta Feuchtwanger [SR] | |
| Hannes Wegener | Dr. Lion Feuchtwanger [SR] | |
| Manuel Zschunke | Arnolt Bronnen [SR] | |
| Stella Maria Adorf | Sophie Brecht [SR] | |
| Oscar Olivo | Kurt Weill [SR] | |
| Helge Gutbrod | Hans Gaugler [SR] | |
| Franz Dinda | Egon Monk [SR] | |
| Maria Dragus | Regine Lutz [SR] | |
| Mala Emde | Paula Banholzer [SR] | |
| Andreas Buntscheck | Georg Pfanzelt [SR] | |
| Ole Eisfeld | Mackie Messer / Harald Paulsen [SR] | |
| Friederike Becht | Marianne Zoff [SR] | |
| Götz Schubert | Ernst Busch / Galileo/Aztak [SR] | |
| Kdystof Bartos | Peter Voigt [SR] | |
| Leonie Benesch | Elisabeth Hauptmann / jung [SR] | |
| Petra Buckova | Gerda Goedhart [SR] | |
| Filip Cap | Camillus Recht [SR] | |
| Michal Dudek | Palitzsch [SR] | |
| Vojtech Havelka | Hans Bunge [SR] | |
| Vaclav Hoskovec | Charley Weber [SR] | |
| Sebastian Jacques | Hartmann [SR] | |
| Jakub Krejca | BK Tragelehn [SR] | |
| Jaroslava Laufenová | Elisabeth Hauptmann / älter [SR] | |
| Jan Santroch | Sagredo [SR] | |
| Philipp Schenker | Herbert Jhering [SR] | |
| Tomás Slavicek | Bezold [SR] | |
| Thomas Meinhardt | Wilhelm Girnus [BP] | |
| Lutz Blochberger | Wolfgang Böttcher [BP] | |
| David Ruland | Feldwebel [BP] | |
| Jiri Krejci | Erich Engel / jung [BP] | |
| Martin Janous | Erich Engel / jung [BP] | |
| Helmut Zhuber | Lateinlehrer Dr. Gebhard [BP] | |
| Christian Hoening | Konrektor [BP] | |
| Lukáš (Lukas) Bech | Schausteller auf dem Plärrer [BP] | |
| Petr Franek | Dr. Banholzer [BP] | |
| Jens-Uwe Bogadtke | Bänkelsänger [BP] | |
| Sára Arnsteinová | Vera Tenschert [BP] | |
| Michal Kolinek | Ober im Restaurant Schlichter [BP] | |
| Markéta Martiniková | Schauspielerin am BE 1956 [BP] | |
| Frantisek Mitás | Tiger Brown [BP] | |
| Philipp Quest | Andrea / Ekkehard Schall [BP] | |
| Simon Werdelis | Kragler [BP] | |
| Brigitta Cmuntová | Lotte Lenya [BP] | |
| Ivan Gvera | Arzt Los Angeles [BP] | |
| Josef Hervert | Chefarzt Charité [BP] | |
| Katerina Jandácková | Anna [BP] | |
| Ondrej Kavan | Otto Zarek [BP] | |
| Daniel Krecmar | Walter Groos [BP] | |
| Samuel Neduha | Horst Kube [BP] | |
| Karel Polisensky | Schauspieler [BP] | |
| Justin Svoboda | Brechts Anwalt [BP] |
Crew
| Activity | Name | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Production accountant | Tomás Masopust | |
| Production accountant | Petra Hartinger | |
| Accountant | Nicole Albrecht | |
| Accountant | Nicole Schoch | |
| Assistant production accountant | Klára Valouchová | |
| Post production supervisor | Philipp Hahn | |
| Assistant to postprod. supervisor | Franziska Traubinger | |
| Vfx supervisor | Tobias Kreißl | |
| Vfx supervisor | Min Tesch | |
| Digital compositor / compositing artist | Chris Roemer | |
| Colorist | Martin Becker | |
| Director of photography | Gernot Roll | |
| Camera operator | Michael Praun A-Camera Operator/ 43 days | A-Camera Operator/ 43 days |
| Camera operator | Jürgen Hahn | |
| Steadicam operator | Michael Praun A-Cam/ 43 shooting days | A-Cam/ 43 shooting days |
| 1st assistant camera | Vladimir Duben | |
| Still photographer | Nik Konietzny | |
| Still photographer | Stefan Falke Prague | Prague |
| Casting director | Heta Mantscheff | |
| Casting director | Franziska Aigner | |
| Casting director | Miroslava Hyzikova | |
| Extras/bit player casting | Sidonie Zembery | |
| Costume designer | Ute Paffendorf historisch 1917-1956 | historisch 1917-1956 |
| Costume supervisor | Vera Mirova | |
| Assistant costume designer | Daniele Gossens-Dommel | |
| Assistant costume designer | Marita Hoffjann | |
| Costumer / wardrobe | Jana Smetanová | |
| Costumer / wardrobe | Martina Fialová | |
| Costumer / wardrobe | Monika Hrichová | |
| Costumer / wardrobe | David Tůma | |
| Costumer / wardrobe | Martina Hejlová | |
| Men's tailor | Katrin Kobold hist. Anfertigung Deutschland | hist. Anfertigung Deutschland |
| Tailor | Filip Sobor | |
| Tailor | Jana Hohnová | |
| Tailor | Tomás Sykora | |
| Tailor | Irena Vondrácková | |
| Tailor | Helena Vitoulová | |
| Tailor | Jana Vrnácková | |
| Costume department coordinator | Klara Forejtova | |
| Costume distressing | Magdalena Pesevová | |
| Director | Dr. Heinrich Breloer | |
| 1st AD (local system) | Eva Kadankova | |
| 1st AD (local system) | Vojtech Hlavicka | |
| 3rd AD crowd (local system) | Frantisek Petfik | |
| Script continuity | Jens Budde | |
| Editor | Claudia Wolscht | |
| Online editor | Florian Amrath | |
| Assistant editor | Marco Schmitz | |
| Assistant editor | Daria Wörmann | |
| Assistant editor | Christian Maire | |
| Key grip | Petr Bittman | |
| Gaffer | Igor Jelen | |
| Gaffer | Harald Hauschildt | |
| Best boy electric | Jan Boruvka | |
| Rigging gaffer | Jan Boruvka | |
| Lighting technician / electrician | Václav Hrabánek | |
| Lighting technician / electrician | Radek Novak | |
| Additional electrician | Bohumil Kapek | |
| Additional electrician | Jiri Krenek | |
| Key makeup artist/hair stylist | Silka Lisku | |
| Makeup artist / hair stylist | Jirina Pahlerová | |
| Makeup artist / hair stylist | Sylvia Reusch | |
| Makeup artist / hair stylist | Monika Cabáková | |
| Makeup artist / hair stylist | Tamara Koubová | |
| Makeup artist / hair stylist | Judith Müller historisch 1916-1956 | historisch 1916-1956 |
| Makeup artist / hair stylist | Silka Lisku | |
| Assistant makeup artist | Aneta Cejková | |
| Wig maker | Emma Valenzuela | |
| Wig maker | Tabea Jünger Knüpfen via Gerd Zeiss | Knüpfen via Gerd Zeiss |
| Wig maker | Thereza Valenzuela | |
| Composer | Hans P. Ströer | |
| Producer | Michal Pokorny | |
| Producer | Georg Höss | |
| Producer | Jan S. Kaiser | |
| Producer | Heinrich Ambrosch | |
| Producer | Corinna Eich | |
| Producer | Katharina Beyrich | |
| Assistant to producer | Kirsten Weidinger | |
| Assistant to producer | Roswitha Presber | |
| Assistant to producer | Sabine Wanderburg | |
| Production designer | Christoph Kanter | |
| Art director | Vladimir Heiser | |
| Art director | Tanja Erdmann | |
| Assistant art director | Rudolf Kinsky | |
| Set decorator | Hans Wagner | |
| Set decorator | Barbora Bucharova | |
| Assistant set decorator | Karel Stýblo | |
| Prop buyer | Ales Liska | |
| Prop master | Pavel Chalupa | |
| Prop master | Andrea Krizova | |
| Prop master | Jirka Moravec | |
| Prop master | Johannes Slapa | |
| Standby props | Lena Zedtwitz-Liebenstein | |
| Standby props | Tomás Hais | |
| Set dresser | Jarda Strba | |
| Set dresser | Alessia Spinelli | |
| Property assistant | Aaron Crookes | |
| Set builder | Jiri Maran | |
| Set builder | Stepán Oktábec | |
| Set builder | Frantisek Sloup | |
| Stand by set builder | Jiri Havlicek | |
| Stand by set builder | Martin Bohatý | |
| Stand by set builder | Jaroslav David | |
| Draughtsman/set designer | Eliska Jenicková | |
| Graphic artist | Pavel Vojtíšek | |
| Line producer | Tahmee Theiler | |
| Line producer | Gilbert Möhler | |
| Assistant to line producer | Sebastian Rybing Produktionsmanager | Produktionsmanager |
| Production manager | Petr Bilek | |
| Production supervisor | Udo Happel / Production Manager / Dreh in Tschechien | / Production Manager / Dreh in Tschechien |
| Production coordinator | Manni Gläser | |
| Production coordinator | Jessica Petzold | |
| Production coordinator | Petra Šnajdrová | |
| Assistant production manager | Viktor Zák | |
| 2nd assistant production manager | Leos Drábek | |
| Unit manager (local system) | Jan Hartl | |
| Location coordinator | Jan Vomácka | |
| Transportation captain | Karel Jiran | |
| Blocker | Lukás Sliacký | |
| Production driver | Jiri Fictum | |
| Production driver | Anita Dobes | |
| Production driver | Josef Jancár | |
| Production driver | Miloslav Kulic | |
| Production driver | Tomás Golberger | |
| Production driver | Lubos Musil | |
| Production driver | Jiri Faltyn | |
| Production driver | Jaroslav Krieger | |
| Production driver | Martin Lukac | |
| Personal driver | Jindrich Smejkal | |
| Screenwriter | Dr. Heinrich Breloer | |
| Script consultant | Anke Krause | |
| Script consultant | Michael Hild | |
| Script consultant | Rainer Zimmer | |
| Production sound mixer | Miroslav Pibil | |
| Boom operator | Josef Masek | |
| Second boom operator | Jan Vacek | |
| Sound re-recording mixer | Christian Neff | |
| Sound re-recording mixer | Thomas Supke | |
| Sound designer | Thomas Supke | |
| Supervising sound editor | Frieder Wohlfarth | |
| Foley artist | Bastian Gerner | |
| Special effects supervisor | Martin Kulhánek | |
| Special effects technician | Karel Brosinger | |
| Special effects technician | Jirka Väter | |
| Stunt coordinator | Martin Hub | |
| Stunt coordinator | Ladislav Lahoda | |
| Commissioning editor | Sandra Maria Dujmovic SWR | SWR |
| Commissioning editor | Andreas Schreitmüller arte | arte |
| Commissioning editor | Cornelia Ackers BR | BR |
| Commissioning editor | Christian Granderath NDR | NDR |
| Commissioning editor | Dr. Barbara Buhl WDR | WDR |
| Editorial assistant | Sabine Stabel | |
| Clearing rights | Monika Preischl | |
| Clearing rights | Sarah T. Burkhard | |
| Dialogue coach | Claudia Vaseková | |
| Interpreter | Klara Forejtova | |
| Set medic | Pavlina Sliacká | |
| Set medic | Hana Pokorná |
Production companies
| Company | Comment |
|---|---|
| Bavaria Fiction GmbH | |
| Bavaria Filmproduktion GmbH Köln [de] | |
| MIA FILM Service production | Service production |
Distribution / Sales companies
Facilities
| Department | Company | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Cameras and Utilities | ARRI Rental Deutschland GmbH | |
| Grip | ARRI Rental Deutschland GmbH | |
| Lighting and Utilities | ARRI Rental Deutschland GmbH | |
| Finance/Law/Insurance | Howden Caninenberg GmbH (formerly Caninenberg & Schouten GmbH) Versicherung | Versicherung |
| Production Services | Caravan Centrum Hykro | |
| Production Services | Fritzfood Catering [de] Makeup-/Costume Test | Makeup-/Costume Test |
| Production Services | Lockit Network Services (ehem. easySCOTT Metadata Services) Metadaten Workflow | Metadaten Workflow |
| Production Services | Mia Film [cz] | |
| Production Services | UPP - Universal Production Partners a.s. [cz] | |
| Transportation, Travel and Accomodation | B.Y.T Agency [cz] | |
| Transportation, Travel and Accomodation | Czechocar [cz] | |
| Transportation, Travel and Accomodation | T.Y.P. Agency [cz] | |
| Transportation, Travel and Accomodation | Upper Level Travel GmbH | |
| Transportation, Travel and Accomodation | Wishlist Prague [cz] | |
| Transportation, Travel and Accomodation | WorkStay [cz] | |
| Costumes | Kostümfundus Babelsberg GmbH KB: Ute Paffendorf | KB: Ute Paffendorf |
| Costumes | Kostümverleih Johann Vogl [de] KB: Ute Paffendorf | KB: Ute Paffendorf |
| Costumes | PATIN-A SHOP GmbH Costume supplies | Costume supplies |
| Costumes | Theaterkunst GmbH Kostümausstattung KB: Ute Paffendorf | KB: Ute Paffendorf |
| Props | Oldworld - Requisitenverleih Spielrequisiten | Spielrequisiten |
| Film Processing/Transfers | D-Facto Motion GmbH |
Awards
| Award winner | Year | Award | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Heinrich Breloer | 2020 | Grimme Preis [de] Spezial | Spezial | Nominated |
Festivals
| Year | Country | Festival | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Germany | Int. Filmfestspiele Berlin Berlinale Special Gala im Friedrichstadt-Palast | Berlinale Special Gala im Friedrichstadt-Palast |
TV-broadcast
| Type | Country | Station | Date / Time | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First showing | Germany | arte | Friday, 22/03/2019, 8.15 PM |