Released:
2013-06-21

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.

Director:
Joachim Lang

Runtime:
1h 54min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Götz George
  as
  Heinrich George / Himself
• 
  Muriel Baumeister
  as
  Berta Drews
• 
  Samuel Finzi
  as
  Oberleutnant Bibler
• 
  Martin Wuttke
  as
  Joseph Goebbels
• 
  Burghart Klaußner
  as
  Helmut Maurer