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 |
| Sound | Hans Löhmer | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hein Heckroth | Costume Design |
| Sound | Fritz Schwarz | Sound |
| Art | Hein Heckroth | Art Direction |
| Production | Heinz Willeg | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fredy Arnold | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gerd Krauss | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jutta Stroppe | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Wieland Liebske | Assistant Director |
| Art | Hein Heckroth | Set Decoration |
| Art | Gerd Krauss | Assistant Production Design |
| Sound | Kurt Weill | Songs |
| Writing | Bertolt Brecht | Lyricist |
| Writing | Wolfgang Staudte | Writer |
| Writing | Bertolt Brecht | Writer |
| Sound | Kurt Weill | Music |
| Production | Kurt Ulrich | Producer |
| Writing | Günther Weisenborn | Writer |
| Sound | Peter Sandloff | Music |
| Editing | Wolfgang Wehrum | Editor |
| Camera | Roger Fellous | Director of Photography |