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Mack the Knife - Brecht's Threepenny Film
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Title: Mack the Knife - Brecht's Threepenny Film

Release Date: 13 Sep 2018

Runtime: 2h 10m

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Fantasy

Director: Zeitsprung Pictures, Velvet Films, ARD

Production Companies: Zeitsprung Pictures, Velvet Films, ARD

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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Average Vote: 7.1 (33 votes)

Cast

  • Berthold Brecht: Lars Eidinger
  • Macheath: Tobias Moretti
  • Polly / Carola Neher: Hannah Herzsprung
  • Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum: Joachim Król
  • Frau Peachum: Claudia Michelsen
  • Tiger Brown: Christian Redl
  • Kurt Weill: Robert Stadlober
  • Lotte Lenya/Jenny: Britta Hammelstein
  • Elisabeth Hauptmann: Peri Baumeister
  • Helene Weigel: Meike Droste
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