The Threepenny Opera
Die Dreigroschenoper
Release: 1963-02-28
·Runtime: 124m
·★ 5.0
Music
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Germany
France
Production Companies
Kurt Ulrich Filmproduktion
C.E.C. Films
Cast
Robert Manuel
Gert Fröbe
as Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
Lino Ventura
as Brown, Polizeichef von London
June Ritchie
Stanislav Ledinek
Walter Giller
as Bettler Filch
Sammy Davis Jr.
as Moritatensänger
Erna Haffner
Jacqueline Pierreux
Hildegard Knef
as Spelunken-Jenny
Hilde Hildebrand
as Cella Peachum, seine Frau
Henning Schlüter
as Pastor Kimball
Hans Reiser
Curd Jürgens
as Macheath, genannt Mackie Messer
Siegfried Wischnewski
as Münz-Matthias
Stefan Wigger
