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.
Cast
Curd Jürgens
Macheath, genannt Mackie Messer
Hildegard Knef
Spelunken-Jenny
Gert Fröbe
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
Hilde Hildebrand
Cella Peachum, seine Frau
Lino Ventura
Brown, Polizeichef von London
Walter Giller
Bettler Filch
Henning Schlüter
Pastor Kimball
Siegfried Wischnewski
Münz-Matthias
Sammy Davis Jr.
Moritatensänger
Martin Berliner
Trauerweiden-Walter
June Ritchie
Unknown
Marlene Warrlich
Unknown
Hans W. Hamacher
Unknown
Hans Reiser
Unknown
Walter Feuchtenberg
Unknown
Stanislav Ledinek
Unknown
Max Strassberg
Unknown
Stefan Wigger
Unknown
Robert Manuel
Unknown
Jürgen Feindt
Unknown
Adeline Wagner
Unknown
Erna Haffner
Unknown
Jacqueline Pierreux
Unknown
Crew
Wolfgang Staudte
Director, Writer
Günther Weisenborn
Writer
Bertolt Brecht
Writer, Lyricist
Wolfgang Wehrum
Editor
Roger Fellous
Director of Photography
Wieland Liebske
Assistant Director
Heinz Willeg
Executive Producer
Kurt Ulrich
Producer
Gerd Krauss
Assistant Costume Designer, Assistant Production Design
Hein Heckroth
Costume Design, Set Decoration, Art Direction
Fredy Arnold
Makeup Artist
Jutta Stroppe
Makeup Artist
Hans Löhmer
Sound Mixer
Fritz Schwarz
Sound
Kurt Weill
Music, Songs
Peter Sandloff
Music
