Mother Courage and Her Children

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Peter Palitzsch
Manfred Wekwerth

Writing Credits

Peter Palitzsch
(teleplay) &
Manfred Wekwerth
(teleplay)
Bertolt Brecht
(play) &
Erich Engel
(play)
Margarete Steffin
(play) (uncredited)

Cast

Helene Weigel
Mutter Courage
Angelika Hurwicz
Kattrin
Ekkehard Schall
Eilif
Heinz Schubert
Schweizerkas
Willi Schwabe
Werber
Gerhard Bienert
Feldwebel
Ernst Busch
Koch
Norbert Christian
Feldhauptmann
Wolf Kaiser
Feldprediger
Harry Gillmann
Zeugmeister
Regine Lutz
Yvette Pottier
Peter Kalisch
Einäugiger
Erik S. Klein
Zweiter Feldwebel
Wolf von Beneckendorff
Obrist
Ralf Bregazzi
Schreiber
Wladimir Marfiak
Älterer Soldat
Gerd E. Schäfer
Junger Soldat
Edgar Schrade
Zweiter Soldat
Eva Brumby
Eine Bäuerin
Siegmund Linden
Ein Bauer
Johannes Conrad
Diener der Yvette
Wolfgang Lohse
Soldat
Stefan Lisewski
Fähnrich
Hans W. Hamacher
Soldat
Horst Kube
Soldat
Carola Braunbock
Die Bäuerin
Josef Kamper
Der Bauer
Fritz Hollenbeck
Der junge Bauer
Hilmar Thate
Der Chronist
Joachim Kaiser
Einführung und abschließender Kommentar

Music by

Paul Dessau

Cinematography by

Harry Bremer

Editing by

Ella Ensink

Art Direction by

Heinrich Kilger
Erich Kulicke

Costume Design by

Heinrich Kilger

Makeup Department

Ruth Stein
makeup artist
Hanns Wosnik
makeup artist (as Hans Wosnick)

Production Management

Alexander Lösche
production manager
Bruno Schlicht
unit manager
Heinz Ullrich
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Guy de Chambure
assistant director
Isot Kilian
assistant director
Hans-Georg Simmgen
assistant director

Art Department

Felix Essmann
property master
Teo Otto
models (as Theo Otto)

Sound Department

Erich Schmidt
sound

Camera and Electrical Department

Manfred Damm
assistant camera
Detlev Hertelt
assistant camera (as Detlef Hertelt)
Hannes Schneider
still photographer
Peter Süring
assistant camera

Music Department

Hans-Dieter Hosalla
musical director

Script and Continuity Department

Egon Günther
script editor
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