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Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe

20166.61h 46m

Overview

Before Dawn charts the years of exile in the life of famous Jewish Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, his inner struggle for the "right attitude" towards the events in war torn Europe and his search for a new home.

Directed by Maria Schrader
Written by Maria Schrader, Jan Schomburg
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Top Cast

Josef Hader

Josef Hader

Stefan Zweig

Barbara Sukowa

Barbara Sukowa

Friderike Zweig

Aenne Schwarz

Aenne Schwarz

Lotte Zweig

Tómas Lemarquis

Tómas Lemarquis

Lefèvre

Valerie Pachner

Valerie Pachner

Alix Störk

Nahuel Pérez Biscayart

Nahuel Pérez Biscayart

Vitor D'Almeida

Naomi Krauss

Naomi Krauss

Erna Feder

Cristina do Rego

Cristina do Rego

Alzira Vargas

Lenn Kudrjawizki

Lenn Kudrjawizki

Samuel Malamud

Natalia Belitski

Natalia Belitski

Mrs. Malamud

Themes & Keywords

literaturebiographywriterthird reich (iii reich 1933-45)woman director

About Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe is a drama, history film released in 2016 exploring themes of literature, biography, writer, third reich (iii reich 1933-45), woman director. Directed by Maria Schrader, it stars Josef Hader, Barbara Sukowa, Aenne Schwarz. Before Dawn charts the years of exile in the life of famous Jewish Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, his inner struggle for the "right attitude" towards the events in war torn Europe and his search for a new home.

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