Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (film)

Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
Entrance of the theatre on the opening night, 10 February 1961
Directed by
Based onMutter Courage und ihre Kinder
by Bertolt Brecht
Produced byDEFA
StarringHelene Weigel
CinematographyHarry Bremer
Edited byElla Ensink
Music byPaul Dessau
Release date
  • 1961 (1961)
Running time
151 minutes
CountryGerman Democratic Republic
LanguageGerman

Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (Mother Courage and Her Children) 1961 East German film produced by DEFA documenting the Berliner Ensemble staging of Bertolt Brecht's play of the same name. The play ran from 1959 to 1961, with Manfred Wekwerth and Peter Palitzsch directing, and stars Helene Weigel in the title role; it was modelled after the original 1949 production by Brecht and Erich Engel. The film received a prize at the Locarno Film Festival.


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