Mack the Knife - Brecht's Threepenny Film
Sep 13 2018
•2h 10m
•Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
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.
Cast
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Lars Eidinger
Berthold Brecht
Tobias Moretti
Macheath
Hannah Herzsprung
Polly / Carola Neher
Joachim Król
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
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