Film

Farewell to Peace

1979 · 4h 15m · Drama

IMDb

7.4

Prague 1913: The family of newspaper publisher Alexander Reither, traditionally reunited for a New Year's dinner, moves along convoluted and secretive paths in everyday life. Granddaughter Wally is impressed by the opaque businessman Marko Gelusich. Her cousin Adrienne meets the young socialist Joseph Prokop at an illegal anarchist meeting. On a business trip to Vienna, Alexander Reither falls in love with Irene v. Claudi. Adrienne wants to move completely into Joseph Prokop's proletarian world, but her mother Kalivoda makes her a painful announcement. Joseph already has a girl. Alexander finds Irene v. Claudi in Budapest. They spend happy days in Vienna. In Prague, the printing workers go on strike. Adrienne fights alongside the workers and Robert Kalivoda. She experiences class struggle with her cousin Guido Frank. Alexander tries to introduce Irene to the family.

Horst Schulze

Angelika Waller

Ezard Haußmann

Irma Münch

Madeleine Lierck

Norbert Christian

Jutta Hoffmann

Angelica Domröse

Lutz Jahoda

Manfred Krug

Erika Pelikowsky

Wolfgang Penz

Walter Niklaus

Erwin Geschonneck

Ernst Meincke

Heinz Suhr

• Hans-Joachim KasprzikWriter · Director
• Klaus JörnWriter
• Franz Carl WeiskopfNovel
• Horst HardtDirector of Photography
• Ursula RudzkiEditor

Release date

September 19, 1979

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

4h 15m

Genres

Drama