Music ·Drama · Germany · 1963 · 2h 4m

The Threepenny Opera

Die Dreigroschenoper

Director

Cast

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

Crew

Roger Fellous — Director of Photography Wolfgang Wehrum — Editor Bertolt Brecht — Writer Wolfgang Staudte — Writer Günther Weisenborn — Writer Kurt Ulrich — Producer

Tagline

The marvelous Mack-The-Knife musical is cutting up on the screen now!

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

Wolfgang Staudte Director Roger Fellous Director of Photography Wolfgang Wehrum Editor Bertolt Brecht Writer Wolfgang Staudte Writer Günther Weisenborn Writer Kurt Ulrich Producer Hein Heckroth Costume Design

Follow the Thread

Wolfgang Staudte directed The Threepenny Opera. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.

Wolfgang Staudte's filmography → More Music → More Drama → Roger Fellous's cinematography →

Agent-readable