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Three Penny Opera (1963) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Wolfgang Staudte

Writing Credits  

Bertolt Brecht ... (libretto)
 
Wolfgang Staudte ... (adaptation) &
Günther Weisenborn ... (adaptation)

Cast (in credits order)  

Curd Jürgens ... Captain Macheath (as Curt Jurgens)
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 Marlene Warrlich ... Lucy
Walter Giller ... Beggar Filch
Hans W. Hamacher Hans W. Hamacher ... Constable Smith
Henning Schlüter ... Reverend Kimball
Hans Reiser ... A Guide
Siegfried Wischnewski ... Matthias
Walter Feuchtenberg Walter Feuchtenberg ... Jakob
Stanislav Ledinek Stanislav Ledinek ... Robert
Martin Berliner Martin Berliner ... Wally the Weeper
Max Strassberg Max Strassberg ... Ede
Stefan Wigger Stefan Wigger ... Jimmy
Robert Manuel ... First Hangman
Jürgen Feindt Jürgen Feindt ... Second Hangman
Adeline Wagner Adeline Wagner ... Susy
Erna Haffner Erna Haffner ... A Prostitute
Clessia Wade Clessia Wade ... A Prostitute
Jacqueline Pierreux ... A Prostitute
Sammy Davis Jr. ... Ballad Singer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gerd Duwner Gerd Duwner ... First Hangman (voice) (uncredited)
Toni Herbert Toni Herbert ... Henker- stimme (uncredited)
Maria Körber Maria Körber ... Polly Peachum (voice) (uncredited)
Heinz Petruo Heinz Petruo ... Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Konrad Wagner Konrad Wagner ... 'Tiger' Brown (voice) (uncredited)

Produced by 

Kurt Ulrich ... producer
Heinz Willeg ... executive producer

Cinematography by 

Roger Fellous

Editing by 

Wolfgang Wehrum

Art Direction by 

Hein Heckroth

Set Decoration by 

Hein Heckroth

Costume Design by 

Hein Heckroth

Makeup Department 

Fredy Arnold ... makeup artist
Jutta Stroppe ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Erwin Dräger ... unit manager
Karl Helmer ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Wieland Liebske ... assistant director

Art Department 

Friedhelm Boehm ... assistant production designer
Gerd Krauss ... assistant production designer
Horst Mischke ... props
Helmuth Stellmach ... props

Sound Department 

Hans Löhmer ... re-recording mixer
Fritz Schwarz ... sound

Camera and Electrical Department 

Karl Breselow ... assistant camera
Georg Mondi ... assistant camera
Hugo Schott ... assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Hermann Belitz ... wardrobe
Friedhelm Boehm ... assistant costume designer
Charlotte Jungmann ... wardrobe
Gerd Krauss ... assistant costume designer

Editorial Department 

Barbara Möller ... assistant editor
Liselotte Schumacher ... assistant editor (as Lilo Schumacher)

Music Department 

Peter Sandloff ... conductor
Kurt Weill ... music by

Additional Crew 

Dick Price ... choreographer
Hildegard Samson ... business manager

See also

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