Mack the Knife - Brecht's Threepenny Film

7.1 (34 votes)• 2018• 130m•Released

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Following the phenomenal success of “The Threepenny Opera”, the film industry wants to win over the celebrated author. But Bertolt Brecht is not prepared to play by their rules. His concept of the “Threepenny Film” is radical, uncompromising, political, and incisive.

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Languages: German, French

Director: Joachim Lang

Starring Cast: Lars Eidinger, Tobias Moretti, Hannah Herzsprung, Joachim Król, Claudia Michelsen, Christian Redl

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