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Three Penny Opera (1963)
124 min | Drama, Musical

Three Penny Opera (1963)

124 min | Drama, Musical

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.

Director

Wolfgang Staudte

Writers

Bertolt Brecht (libretto) | Wolfgang Staudte (adaptation) | Günther Weisenborn (adaptation)

Producer

Kurt Ulrich

Cinematographer

Roger Fellous

Editor

Wolfgang Wehrum

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Updated Feb 28, 1963

Release date

Oct 14, 1964 (United States)

Awards

1 nomination

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Curd Jürgens Captain Macheath (as Curt Jurgens) Captain Macheath (as Curt Jurgens) See fewer	The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Hildegard Knef Jenny Diver (as Hildegarde Neff) Jenny Diver (as Hildegarde Neff) See fewer	Everyone Dies Alone (1976)
Gert Fröbe J.J. Peachum J.J. Peachum See fewer	Goldfinger (1964)
Hilde Hildebrand Mrs. Celia Peachum Mrs. Celia Peachum See fewer	Enemy at the Gates (2001)
June Ritchie Polly Peachum Polly Peachum See fewer	A Kind of Loving (1962)
Lino Ventura 'Tiger' Brown 'Tiger' Brown See fewer	Army of Shadows (1969)
Marlene Warrlich Lucy Lucy See fewer	Nebelmörder (1964)
Walter Giller Beggar Filch Beggar Filch See fewer	Zwei unter Millionen (1961)
Hans W. Hamacher Constable Smith Constable Smith See fewer	Die feuerrote Baronesse (1959)
Henning Schlüter Reverend Kimball Reverend Kimball See fewer	The Tin Drum (1979)
Hans Reiser A Guide A Guide See fewer	The Great Escape (1963)
Siegfried Wischnewski Matthias Matthias See fewer	Tim Frazer (1963)
Walter Feuchtenberg Jakob Jakob See fewer	Neapolitanische Hochzeit (1967)
Stanislav Ledinek Robert Robert See fewer	Der grüne Bogenschütze (1961)
Martin Berliner Wally the Weeper Wally the Weeper See fewer	Venus im Licht (1960)
Max Strassberg Ede Ede See fewer	Venus im Licht (1960)
Stefan Wigger Jimmy Jimmy See fewer	Ein Haus in der Toscana (1991)
Robert Manuel First Hangman First Hangman See fewer	Rififi (1955)
Jürgen Feindt Second Hangman Second Hangman See fewer	An den Wassern zu Babylon (1969)
Adeline Wagner Susy Susy See fewer	Intercontinental Express (1964)
Erna Haffner A Prostitute A Prostitute See fewer	Ein Leben für Do (1954)
Clessia Wade A Prostitute A Prostitute See fewer	Yancy Derringer (1958)
Jacqueline Pierreux A Prostitute A Prostitute See fewer	The Turkey (1951)
Sammy Davis Jr. Ballad Singer Ballad Singer See fewer	The Cannonball Run (1981)
Gerd Duwner First Hangman (voice) (uncredited) First Hangman (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Die drei Klumberger (1977)
Toni Herbert Henker- stimme (uncredited) Henker- stimme (uncredited) See fewer	Die rote Hand (1960)
Maria Körber Polly Peachum (voice) (uncredited) Polly Peachum (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Antigone (II) (1958)
Heinz Petruo Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Narrator (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Tausend Melodien (1956)
Konrad Wagner 'Tiger' Brown (voice) (uncredited) 'Tiger' Brown (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Intercontinental Express (1964)