The Threepenny Opera
1963, German. Directed by Wolfgang Staudte.
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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.
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Wolfgang StaudteDirector
- Curd JürgensMacheath, genannt Mackie Messer
- Hildegard KnefSpelunken-Jenny
- Gert FröbeJonathan Jeremiah Peachum
- Hilde HildebrandCella Peachum, seine Frau
- Lino VenturaBrown, Polizeichef von London
- Walter GillerBettler Filch
- Henning SchlüterPastor Kimball
- Siegfried WischnewskiMünz-Matthias
- Sammy Davis Jr.Moritatensänger
- Martin BerlinerTrauerweiden-Walter
- June RitchieCast
- Marlene WarrlichCast
Details
- Released
- 28 February 1963
- Original title
- Die Dreigroschenoper
- Country
- Germany, France
- Written by
- Wolfgang Staudte, Bertolt Brecht, Günther Weisenborn
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The Threepenny Opera runs 124 minutes (2h 4m).
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The Threepenny Opera isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Threepenny Opera?
The Threepenny Opera (1963) was directed by Wolfgang Staudte and stars Curd Jürgens, Hildegard Knef, Gert Fröbe.