The Threepenny Opera

Name: The Threepenny Opera
Genre: Music, Drama
Released: 1963
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 5.8

1963 · 124 min

Music · Drama

IMDb 5.3

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The Gangster Macheath secretly marries the daughter of beggar king Peachum. When Peachum finds out, he instructs the police chief Brown to arrest and hang Macheath. If not, all the beggars of Soho will disturb the upcoming coronation.

Crew

Director Wolfgang Staudte
Writer Bertolt Brecht
Writer Wolfgang Staudte
Writer Günther Weisenborn
Director of Photography Roger Fellous

Cast

Curd Jürgens
Macheath, genannt Mackie Messer
Hildegard Knef
Spelunken-Jenny
Gert Fröbe
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
Hilde Hildebrand
Cella Peachum, seine Frau
Lino Ventura
Brown, Polizeichef von London
Walter Giller
Bettler Filch
Henning Schlüter
Pastor Kimball
Siegfried Wischnewski
Münz-Matthias
Sammy Davis Jr.
Moritatensänger
M
Martin Berliner
Trauerweiden-Walter
J
June Ritchie
M
Marlene Warrlich

Crew

Director — Wolfgang Staudte
Writer — Bertolt Brecht
Writer — Wolfgang Staudte
Writer — Günther Weisenborn
Director of Photography — Roger Fellous

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