Portrait of Bertolt Brecht

Writing

Bertolt Brecht

Career

Active from 1923 to 2025, with a break from 1933 to 1953, busiest in 1931 and 1979 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The 3 Penny Opera
The 3 Penny Opera
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bertolt Brecht Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.2, average 4.8
  • Scare
    0.8, average 2.6
  • Mystery
    2.2, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Critique 3
  • Class Struggle 3
  • Musical Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • German Cinema 2
  • Political Satire 2
  • Brechtian Theatre 2
  • Bleak Outlook 2
  • Bohemian Lifestyle 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

94
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
An den kleinen Radioapparat
An den kleinen Radioapparat

Lyricist, Original Story

2020s

8 titles
Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar / Würgendes Blei
Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar / Würgendes Blei (2025)

Theatre Play

The Good Person of Szechwan
The Good Person of Szechwan (2025)

Writer

The Change of the Wheel
The Change of the Wheel (2024)

Novel

A Santa Joana dos Matadouros
A Santa Joana dos Matadouros (2024)

Writer

Bertolt Brecht - Flüchtlingsgespräche
Bertolt Brecht - Flüchtlingsgespräche (2022)

as Lui-même

The Seven Deadly Sins / Mahagonny Song Play - Teatro Alla Scala
The Seven Deadly Sins / Mahagonny Song Play - Teatro Alla Scala (2021)

Writer

Rules of the Assembly Line, at High Speed
Rules of the Assembly Line, at High Speed (2020)

Story

The Good Man from Szechuan
The Good Man from Szechuan (2020)

Writer

2010s

6 titles
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (2019)

Writer

Trommeln in der Nacht
Trommeln in der Nacht (2018)

Theatre Play

National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera
National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera (2016)

Musical, Lyricist

Marianne
Marianne (2013)

Writer

Alter Bahnhof Video Walk
Alter Bahnhof Video Walk (2012)

Writer

The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (2011)

Lyricist, Writer

2000s

7 titles
Corneille-Brecht ou Rome l'unique objet de mon ressentiment
Corneille-Brecht ou Rome l'unique objet de mon ressentiment (2009)

Novel

Canção de Baal
Canção de Baal (2007)

Theatre Play, Lyricist

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (2007)

Book

Baal
Baal (2004)

Novel

Le cercle de craie caucasien
Le cercle de craie caucasien (2002)

Author

The Seduction of Angels
The Seduction of Angels (2000)

Poem

The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera (2000)

Music, Book

1990s

7 titles · average score 63
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1998)

Lyricist, Writer

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (1997)

Theatre Play

The Career of Arturo Ui
The Career of Arturo Ui (1996)

Theatre Play

The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera (1995)

Book, Music

The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins (1993)

Writer

Antigone
Antigone (1992)
GoodWatch score 63

Theatre Play

La vie de Galilée
La vie de Galilée (1992)

Author

1980s

13 titles · average score 54
Mack the Knife
Mack the Knife (1989)
GoodWatch score 38

Original Story

Der Mantel des Ketzers
Der Mantel des Ketzers (1989)

Story

Мещанская свадьба
Мещанская свадьба (1989)

Story

Anna Firling's Roads
Anna Firling's Roads (1985)

Theatre Play

The Caucasian Chalk Circle
The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1985)

Writer

Sade Vatandaş Şvayk Hitler'e Karşı
Sade Vatandaş Şvayk Hitler'e Karşı (1984)

Screenplay

Baal
Baal (1982)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer, Theatre Play

Svatba
Svatba (1981)

Theatre Play

Fear and Misery of the Third Reich
Fear and Misery of the Third Reich (1981)

Theatre Play, Writer

No. 18: Mahagonny
No. 18: Mahagonny (1980)

Writer

Germany Pale Mother
Germany Pale Mother (1980)
GoodWatch score 69

Poem

The Tailor of Ulm
The Tailor of Ulm (1980)

Poem

1970s

23 titles · average score 62
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1979)

Writer

Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell
Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell (1979)

Story

Herr Puntila And His Servant Matti
Herr Puntila And His Servant Matti (1979)

Theatre Play

The Life Story of Baal
The Life Story of Baal (1978)

Theatre Play

Der Hofmeister
Der Hofmeister (1976)

Writer

Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar
Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar (1975)

Novel

Galileo
Galileo (1975)
GoodWatch score 57

Theatre Play

Death of the Flea Circus Director
Death of the Flea Circus Director (1975)

Theatre Play

I Was, I Am, I Will Be
I Was, I Am, I Will Be (1974)

Poem

History Lessons
History Lessons (1972)
GoodWatch score 64

Novel

The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (1972)

Adaptation

Baal
Baal (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

Story

1960s

15 titles · average score 62
Schweik in World War II
Schweik in World War II (1969)

Original Story

Im Dickicht der Städte
Im Dickicht der Städte (1968)

Writer

Der gute Mensch von Sezuan
Der gute Mensch von Sezuan (1966)

Writer

The Shameless Old Lady
The Shameless Old Lady (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

Novel

Life of Galileo
Life of Galileo (1965)

Theatre Play

The Life of Galileo
The Life of Galileo (1964)

Theatre Play

The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera (1963)
GoodWatch score 55

Lyricist, Writer

Leben des Galilei
Leben des Galilei (1962)

Story

Kavkazský křídový kruh
Kavkazský křídový kruh (1962)

Theatre Play

Mother Courage and Her Children
Mother Courage and Her Children (1961)

Story

Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti
Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (1960)

Theatre Play

Zadržitelný vzestup Artura Uie
Zadržitelný vzestup Artura Uie (1960)

Theatre Play

1950s

5 titles
Der kaukasische Kreidekreis
Der kaukasische Kreidekreis (1958)

Author

Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (1957)

Screenplay

Pušky paní Carrarové
Pušky paní Carrarové (1955)

Theatre Play

Song of the Rivers
Song of the Rivers (1954)

Writer

Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten
Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten (1952)

Lyricist

1940s

4 titles · average score 79
Leben des Galilei
Leben des Galilei (1947)

Theatre Play

Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
GoodWatch score 79

Original Story, Adaptation

Schweik is Preparing For Battle
Schweik is Preparing For Battle (1942)

Lyricist

The Murderers Are Coming
The Murderers Are Coming (1942)

Short Story

1930s

4 titles · average score 73
Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?
Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World? (1932)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

The 3 Penny Opera
The 3 Penny Opera (1931)
GoodWatch score 79

Story, Theatre Play

A Man's a Man
A Man's a Man (1931)

Director, Writer

The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera (1931)

Writer, Lyricist

1920s

1 title · average score 59
The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop (1923)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Writer