Grabbe's Last Summer

Release Date: 1980-01-01

Overview: Depiction of the short life of the influential, troubled playwright Christian Dietrich Grabbe. Impoverished and suffering from illness, Grabbe returns to his hometown of Detmold in 1823 seeking peace and reconciliation. His final days are marked by rapidly deteriorating health, an intense struggle with alcohol, and complex, strained relationships with his sister and friends who attempt to care for him.

Rating: 5 / 10

Cast

Gabriele Fischer

as Sophie Möller

Wilfried Grimpe

as Christian Dietrich Grabbe

Eberhard Fechner

as Piderit

Sonja Karzau

as Dorothea Grabbe

Gunther Malzacher

as Althaus