George

George — Plot

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.

• Release date
• June 21, 2013
• Runtime
• 114 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Joachim Lang

George — 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