The Threepenny Opera (1963)
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.
Director: Wolfgang Staudte
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Curd Jürgens as Macheath, genannt Mackie Messer |
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Hildegard Knef as Spelunken-Jenny |
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Gert Fröbe as Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum |
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Hilde Hildebrand as Cella Peachum, seine Frau |
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Lino Ventura as Brown, Polizeichef von London |
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Walter Giller as Bettler Filch |
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Henning Schlüter as Pastor Kimball |
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Siegfried Wischnewski as Münz-Matthias |
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Sammy Davis Jr. as Moritatensänger |
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Martin Berliner as Trauerweiden-Walter |
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June Ritchie as |
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Marlene Warrlich as |
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Hans W. Hamacher as |
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Hans Reiser as |
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Walter Feuchtenberg as |
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Stanislav Ledinek as |
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Max Strassberg as |
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Stefan Wigger as |
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Robert Manuel as |
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Jürgen Feindt as |
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Adeline Wagner as |
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Erna Haffner as |
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Jacqueline Pierreux as |
| Directing | Wolfgang Staudte | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hein Heckroth | Costume Design |
| Sound | Fritz Schwarz | Sound |
| Sound | Hans Löhmer | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Hein Heckroth | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fredy Arnold | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gerd Krauss | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Directing | Wieland Liebske | Assistant Director |
| Production | Heinz Willeg | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jutta Stroppe | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Hein Heckroth | Set Decoration |
| Art | Gerd Krauss | Assistant Production Design |
| Sound | Kurt Weill | Songs |
| Writing | Bertolt Brecht | Lyricist |
| Writing | Günther Weisenborn | Writer |
| Writing | Wolfgang Staudte | Writer |
| Editing | Wolfgang Wehrum | Editor |
| Sound | Kurt Weill | Music |
| Sound | Peter Sandloff | Music |
| Production | Kurt Ulrich | Producer |
| Writing | Bertolt Brecht | Writer |
| Camera | Roger Fellous | Director of Photography |