Die Dreigroschenoper (1962)

Director:

Wolfgang Staudte

Writers:

Wolfgang Staudte (screenplay) &
Günther Weisenborn (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

21 February 1968 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Musical

Cast

Curd Jürgens	...	Macheath
Hildegard Knef	...	Jenny Diver (as Hildegarde Neff)
Gert Fröbe	...	J.J. Peachum
Hilde Hildebrand	...	Mrs. Celia Peachum
June Ritchie	...	Polly Peachum
Lino Ventura	...	Tiger Brown
Marlene Warrlich	...	Lucy
Walter Giller	...	Beggar Filch
Hans W. Hamacher	...	Smith
Henning Schlüter	...	Rev. Kimball
Hans Reiser	...	A Guide
Siegfried Wischnewski	...	Matthias
Walter Feuchtenberg	...	Jakob
Stanislav Ledinek	...	Robert
Martin Berliner	...	Wally the Weeper

Also Known As:

L'opéra de quat'sous (France)
Three Penny Opera (USA)

Runtime:

France:90 min | Germany:124 min

Country:

France | West Germany

Language:

German | English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:16 (nf)

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

C.E.C. Films

Trivia:

An earlier off-Broadway version (English adaptation by Marc Blitzstein), because it was a special "showcase" production, had a large turnover among its cast members. At one point, however, it featured Bea Arthur as Lucy Brown, and Paul Dooley and John Astin as two of MacHeath's men. Also among the cast for part of the run was 'Ed Asner' as Peachum.

Movie Connections:

Version of The Beggar's Opera (1983) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Pirate Jenny

A total disaster!

Bad acting, bad lighting, bad colouring, bad... well, everything really. I've given it a 1(out of a possible 10)only thanks to Sammy Davis Jr., but he alone couldn't save this film from being a total disaster. I really tried to get into the story, but the sound and picture being so out of sync almost threw me into a fit!

In conclusion: do _not_ watch this film, it's boring and no good!!!