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.
Acting
Lars Eidinger absolutely weaponizes Brecht's smug brilliance
Direction
Lang stages the whole thing like Brecht would hate-watch it
Writing
Script argues with itself—deliberately, deliciously
Director
Joachim Lang
Lars Eidinger
Berthold Brecht
Tobias Moretti
Macheath
Hannah Herzsprung
Polly / Carola Neher
Joachim Król
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
Claudia Michelsen
Frau Peachum
Christian Redl
Tiger Brown
Robert Stadlober
Kurt Weill
Britta Hammelstein
Lotte Lenya/Jenny
Peri Baumeister
Elisabeth Hauptmann
Meike Droste
Helene Weigel
Hendrik Heutmann
Sam
Godehard Giese
Seymour Nebenzahl
Paul Schlase
Matthias
Jesse Albert
Sägerobert
Marcus Calvin
Konstabler Smith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The actual 'Threepenny Film' was never made—Brecht's 1931 script sat in a vault until this movie resurrected it.
Lang filmed in the actual Babylon cinema where Brecht premiered 'Threepenny Opera' in 1928. The ghosts are basically credited.
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