Mack the Knife - Brecht's Threepenny Film

Mack the Knife - Brecht's Threepenny Film

Mack the Knife - Brecht's Threepenny Film

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Mack the Knife - Brecht's Threepenny Film

2018

2h 10m

7.1(34 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Fantasy

Overview

Following the phenomenal success of “The Threepenny Opera”, the film industry wants to win over the celebrated author. But Bertolt Brecht is not prepared to play by their rules. His concept of the “Threepenny Film” is radical, uncompromising, political, and incisive.

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Production Companies

Zeitsprung Pictures

Velvet Films

ARD

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

31 members

Acting

Lars Eidinger

Berthold Brecht

Lars Eidinger

Acting

Tobias Moretti

Macheath

Tobias Moretti

Acting

Hannah Herzsprung

Polly / Carola Neher

Hannah Herzsprung

Acting

Joachim Król

Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum

Joachim Król

Acting

Claudia Michelsen

Frau Peachum

Claudia Michelsen

Acting

Christian Redl

Tiger Brown

Christian Redl

Acting

Robert Stadlober

Kurt Weill

Robert Stadlober

Acting

Britta Hammelstein

Lotte Lenya/Jenny

Britta Hammelstein

Acting

Peri Baumeister

Elisabeth Hauptmann

Peri Baumeister

Acting

Meike Droste

Helene Weigel

Meike Droste

Acting

Hendrik Heutmann

Sam

Hendrik Heutmann

Acting

Godehard Giese

Seymour Nebenzahl

Godehard Giese

Acting

Paul Schlase

Matthias

Paul Schlase

Acting

Jesse Albert

Sägerobert

Jesse Albert

Acting

Marcus Calvin

Konstabler Smith

Marcus Calvin

Acting

Hanna Plaß

Lucy

Hanna Plaß

Acting

Daniel Drewes

Caspar Neher

Daniel Drewes

Acting

Robert Dölle

Richter Weigert

Robert Dölle

Acting

Martin Thiel

Maschinendirektor Sachs

No Image

Acting

Hanno Friedrich

Journalist

Hanno Friedrich

Acting

Morgane Ferru

Journalistin

Morgane Ferru

Acting

Max Raabe

Moritatensänger

Max Raabe

Acting

Henry Buchmann

Bordelbesucher

Henry Buchmann

Acting

Dick Carlier

Ganove

Dick Carlier

Acting

Truus de Boer

Prostituierte

Truus de Boer

Acting

Soete De Dapper

Theaterpublikum

No Image

Acting

Tom De Vreese

Ganove

No Image

Acting

Filip Hellemans

britischer Wachtmeister

No Image

Acting

Christian Hockenbrink

Ernst Josef Aufricht

Christian Hockenbrink

Acting

Tom Magnus

Wachtmeister der Metropolitan Police

No Image

Acting

Dirk Ossig

Journalist

Dirk Ossig

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