George

Overview

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.

Cast

Götz George

Heinrich George / Himself

Muriel Baumeister

Berta Drews

Samuel Finzi

Oberleutnant Bibler

Martin Wuttke

Joseph Goebbels

Burghart Klaußner

Helmut Maurer

Leonie Benesch

Margot Hanke

Thomas Thieme

Paul Wegener

Hanns Zischler

Max Beckmann

N/A

Charlotte Albrecht

Prinzessin Natalie

N/A

Marcel Batangtaris

Will Quadflieg

N/A

Karl Knaup

Robert Müller

Rike Schmid

Anneliese Uhlig