The Threepenny Opera

Name: The Threepenny Opera
Director: Wolfgang Staudte
Genre: Music, Drama
Released: 1963-02-28
Duration: 2 h 4 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Curd Jürgens, Hildegard Knef, Gert Fröbe, Hilde Hildebrand, Lino Ventura

“The marvelous Mack-The-Knife musical is cutting up on the screen now!”

1963

2h 4m

Music Drama

Director: Wolfgang Staudte

Writers: Günther Weisenborn, Wolfgang Staudte

Overview

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.