George

6.7
20131h 54m

The last years of Heinrich George's life are reconstructed with documentary footage and play scenes. His son Götz, named after Heinrich's favorite role of the peasant war hero from Goethe's play "Götz von Berlichingen", plays scenes from his father's life and allows his enormous creative power to shine through. Nothing is left out, nothing glossed over in this story of a man with many facets. Götz George, one of Germany's best-known actors, is at the center of this homage, which is also a reappraisal of the contradictions in his father's life. As the only follower from the acting profession, Heinrich George had to pay with his life. He was not officially rehabilitated until 1998.

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Photo of Götz George

Götz George

Heinrich George / Himself

Photo of Samuel Finzi

Samuel Finzi

Oberleutnant Bibler

Photo of Martin Wuttke

Martin Wuttke

Joseph Goebbels

Photo of Burghart Klaußner

Burghart Klaußner

Helmut Maurer

Photo of Leonie Benesch

Leonie Benesch

Margot Hanke

Photo of Thomas Thieme

Thomas Thieme

Paul Wegener

Photo of Hanns Zischler

Hanns Zischler

Max Beckmann

Photo of Rike Schmid

Rike Schmid

Anneliese Uhlig

Photo of Rolf Kanies

Rolf Kanies

Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur

Photo of Robert Dölle

Robert Dölle

Erich Konstantin

Photo of Thomas Kügel

Thomas Kügel

Wilhelm Fraenger

Photo of Matthias Bundschuh

Matthias Bundschuh

Günter Weisenborn

Photo of Waléra Kanischtscheff

Waléra Kanischtscheff

Russian Soldier

Photo of Paul Schlase

Paul Schlase

Prisoner

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