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“I've never done a [Berthold] Brecht. In the 1960s when…” quote by John Hurt — Download Open image

“I've never done a [Berthold] Brecht. In the 1960s when the Berliner Ensemble came over [to England] with Helene Weigel [Brecht's second wife], I saw all the Berlin actors. It was an amazing time, very exciting early 1960s.”

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