The Threepenny Opera

The Threepenny Opera
1963
★★★☆☆ 5.0/10
⏱️ 124 min
📅 Released
🌐 DE
MusicDrama
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.

Cast

Curd Jürgens
Curd Jürgens
Macheath, genannt Mackie Messer
Hildegard Knef
Hildegard Knef
Spelunken-Jenny
Gert Fröbe
Gert Fröbe
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
Hilde Hildebrand
Hilde Hildebrand
Cella Peachum, seine Frau
Lino Ventura
Lino Ventura
Brown, Polizeichef von London
Walter Giller
Walter Giller
Bettler Filch

Crew

Director
Wolfgang Staudte
Writer
Bertolt Brecht, Wolfgang Staudte, Günther Weisenborn
Producer
Heinz Willeg, Kurt Ulrich

Production

Kurt Ulrich Filmproduktion, C.E.C. Films