The Threepenny Opera

The Threepenny Opera

The Threepenny Opera

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The Threepenny Opera

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

1963

2h 4m

5.0(3 votes)

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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.

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23 members

Acting

Curd Jürgens

Macheath, genannt Mackie Messer

Curd Jürgens

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Hildegard Knef

Spelunken-Jenny

Hildegard Knef

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Gert Fröbe

Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum

Gert Fröbe

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Hilde Hildebrand

Cella Peachum, seine Frau

Hilde Hildebrand

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Lino Ventura

Brown, Polizeichef von London

Lino Ventura

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Walter Giller

Bettler Filch

Walter Giller

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Henning Schlüter

Pastor Kimball

Henning Schlüter

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Siegfried Wischnewski

Münz-Matthias

Siegfried Wischnewski

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Sammy Davis Jr.

Moritatensänger

Sammy Davis Jr.

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Martin Berliner

Trauerweiden-Walter

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June Ritchie

Unknown Role

June Ritchie

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Marlene Warrlich

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Hans W. Hamacher

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Hans Reiser

Unknown Role

Hans Reiser

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Walter Feuchtenberg

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Stanislav Ledinek

Unknown Role

Stanislav Ledinek

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Max Strassberg

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Stefan Wigger

Unknown Role

Stefan Wigger

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Robert Manuel

Unknown Role

Robert Manuel

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Jürgen Feindt

Unknown Role

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Adeline Wagner

Unknown Role

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Erna Haffner

Unknown Role

Erna Haffner

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Jacqueline Pierreux

Unknown Role

Jacqueline Pierreux

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