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The Threepenny Opera

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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.

DirectorWolfgang Staudte
WritersGünther Weisenborn·Wolfgang Staudte
ProducersHeinz Willeg·Kurt Ulrich

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Cast · Directed by Wolfgang Staudte

CJCurd Jürgens
Curd Jürgens
Macheath, genannt Mackie Messer
HKHildegard Knef
Hildegard Knef
Spelunken-Jenny
GFGert Fröbe
Gert Fröbe
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
HHHilde Hildebrand
Hilde Hildebrand
Cella Peachum, seine Frau
LVLino Ventura
Lino Ventura
Brown, Polizeichef von London
WGWalter Giller
Walter Giller
Bettler Filch
HSHenning Schlüter
Henning Schlüter
Pastor Kimball
SWSiegfried Wischnewski
Siegfried Wischnewski
Münz-Matthias
SJSammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
Moritatensänger
MB
Martin Berliner
Trauerweiden-Walter
JR
June Ritchie
MW
Marlene Warrlich

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