Released:
1963-02-28

Overview:
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.

Director:
Wolfgang Staudte

Runtime:
2h 4min

Genre:
Music, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Curd Jürgens
  as
  Macheath, genannt Mackie Messer
• 
  Hildegard Knef
  as
  Spelunken-Jenny
• 
  Gert Fröbe
  as
  Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
• 
  Hilde Hildebrand
  as
  Cella Peachum, seine Frau
• 
  Lino Ventura
  as
  Brown, Polizeichef von London