Mother Courage and Her Children
1961, German. Directed by Peter Palitzsch & Manfred Wekwerth.
During the Thirty Years' War, the camp-follower Anna Fierling, called "Mother Courage", travels the length and breadth of Europe with her covered wagon. She does not care if it's Catholics or Protestants she trades with as long as business thrives. She loses her three children as a result of the war: bold and spirited Eilif, sincere and upright Swiss Cheese and mute Katrin, who saves the children of Halle by beating a drum on a farmstead roof In wartime, the Fierling children's virtues prove to be deadly. Yet, Mother Courage, remains incorrigible. She will not have anyone "spoil the war" for her and so sets out once more after the soldiers with her wagon.
- Runtime
- 2h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Peter PalitzschDirector
- Manfred WekwerthDirector
- Helene WeigelMutter Courage
- Heinz SchubertSchweizerkas
- Ernst BuschKoch
- Wolf von BeneckendorffObrist
- Gerhard BienertFeldwebel
- Eva BrumbyBäuerin
- Fritz HollenbeckJunger Bauer
- Ekkehard SchallCast
- Angelika HurwiczCast
- Willi SchwabeCast
- Norbert ChristianCast
- Wolf KaiserCast
Details
- Released
- 10 February 1961
- Original title
- Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
- Country
- Germany, East Germany
- Written by
- Peter Palitzsch, Bertolt Brecht, Manfred Wekwerth
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Mother Courage and Her Children runs 151 minutes (2h 31m).
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Who directed Mother Courage and Her Children?
Mother Courage and Her Children (1961) was directed by Peter Palitzsch and Manfred Wekwerth and stars Helene Weigel, Heinz Schubert, Ernst Busch.