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.
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
Leonie Benesch
as Margot Hanke
Thomas Thieme
as Paul Wegener
Hanns Zischler
as Max Beckmann
Charlotte Albrecht
as Prinzessin Natalie
Marcel Batangtaris
as Will Quadflieg
Karl Knaup
as Robert Müller
Rike Schmid
as Anneliese Uhlig
