Top Cast
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Lotte Lenya
Mutter Courage
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Ida Krottendorf
Kattrin
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Hans-Joachim Schmiedel
Eilif
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Heinz-Hermann Bernstein
Schweizerkas
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Hanns Ernst Jäger
Koch
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Sigfrit Steiner
Feldprediger
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Hannelore Schroth
Yvette
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Günter Strack
Feldwebel
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Walo Lüönd
Werber
Overview
A recording of the 1939 play "Mother Courage and Her Children" for German TV.
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