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Mack the Knife - Brecht's Threepenny Film

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Mack the Knife - Brecht's Threepenny Film

7.1

2h 10m

2018

Synopsis

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.

Director

Joachim Lang

Trailer

DramaComedyFantasy

Cast & Crew

Lars Eidinger

Lars Eidinger

as Berthold Brecht

Tobias Moretti

Tobias Moretti

as Macheath

Hannah Herzsprung

Hannah Herzsprung

as Polly / Carola Neher

Joachim Król

Joachim Król

as Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum

Claudia Michelsen

Claudia Michelsen

as Frau Peachum

Christian Redl

Christian Redl

as Tiger Brown

Robert Stadlober

Robert Stadlober

as Kurt Weill

Britta Hammelstein

Britta Hammelstein

as Lotte Lenya/Jenny

Peri Baumeister

Peri Baumeister

as Elisabeth Hauptmann

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