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Never Look Away - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "Never Look Away"

Werk ohne Autor (2018)

Timing: 3:8 (188 min)

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Actors and characters

Tom Schilling

Character Kurt Barnert

Sebastian Koch

Character Carl Seeband

Paula Beer

Character Ellie

Saskia Rosendahl

Character Elisabeth May

Oliver Masucci

Character Antonius van Verten

Cai Cohrs

Character Six-Year-Old Kurt Barnert

Ina Weisse

Character Martha Seeband

Evgeniy Sidikhin

Character Major Murawjow

Mark Zak

Character Murawjow Interpreter

Ulrike C. Tscharre

Character Miss Hellthaler

Bastian Trost

Character Franz Michaelis

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Character Horst Grimma

Hanno Koffler

Character Günther Preusser

David Schütter

Character Adrian Schimmel / Finck

Franz Pätzold

Character Max Seifert

Hinnerk Schönemann

Character Werner Blaschke

Jeanette Hain

Character Waltraut Barnert

Jörg Schüttauf

Character Johann Barnert

Johanna Gastdorf

Character Grandmother Malvine

Florian Bartholomäi

Character Günther May

Jonas Dassler

Character Ehrenfried May

Ben Becker

Character Otto

Lars Eidinger

Character Exhibition Guide

Rainer Bock

Character Burghart Kroll

Pit Bukowski

Character Andreas

Martin Bruchmann

Character Student

Andreas Nickl

Character Thorsten

Lutz Blochberger

Character Schon

Bruno F. Apitz

Character Eser

Michaela Caspar

Character Mrs. Rebernik

Luc Feit

Character Hermann Schreiber

Hannes Hellmann

Character Arthur Kastner

Jacob Matschenz

Character Arendt Ivo

Stefan Mehren

Character Jürgen Beier

Manfred Möck

Character Kleiber

Rainer Reiners

Character Mr. Rebernik

Anton Rubtsov

Character Mischa

Chris Theisinger

Character SS Doctor

What's left behind the scenes

The plot is based on facts from the biography of the German artist Gerhard Richter.
The only member of the film crew who did not know German was cinematographer Caleb Deschanel. He memorized the English script of the film, so he was able to guess what was being discussed at any given moment during filming.
When Kurt (played by Tom Schilling) visits an exhibition with his aunt at the beginning of the film, he is captivated by the sculpture “Girl with Blue Hair” by German sculptor Eugen Hoffmann (1892-1955).
The character played by Oliver Masucci is based on the artist Joseph Beuys (1921-1986), who received the title of professor at the Düsseldorf Academy in 1961. It was then that the artist Gerhard Richter first enrolled there.

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