Writing
Bertolt Brecht
- Titles
- 98movies5TV shows
- Career
Active from 1923 to 2025, with a break from 1933 to 1953, busiest in 1931 and 1979 with 3 main titles each.
- Directed
- 2titles as director
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
The 3 Penny Opera79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.6average 2.6
- Politics5.4average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism6.1average 3.3
- Social Commentary7.7average 4.9
- Satire & Parody4.9average 2.3
- Dark Humor4.3average 2.8
- Wit & Wordplay5.1average 3.7
- Absurdist Humor3.3average 2.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.9, average 5.4
- Adrenaline2.2, average 4.9
- Mystery2.2, average 4.1
- Scare0.8, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 3
- Class Struggle 3
- Social Critique 3
- Musical Drama 3
- Historical Drama 2
- Political Satire 2
- Brechtian Theatre 2
- German Cinema 2
- Bohemian Lifestyle 2
- Bleak Outlook 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ernst BuschActorThe 3 Penny Opera, Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?, Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder, Mother Courage and Her Children- EEkkehard SchallActorDer Mantel des Ketzers, Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder, Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell, Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui
Kurt WeillComposerThe Threepenny Opera, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Vladimir SokoloffActorThe 3 Penny Opera, The Threepenny Opera- HHelene WeigelActorMutter Courage und ihre Kinder, Mother Courage and Her Children
- HHanne HiobActorDer Mantel des Ketzers, Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar
Jaecki SchwarzActorDer Mantel des Ketzers, Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell
Klaus LöwitschActorIm Dickicht der Städte, Der gute Mensch von Sezuan
Lotte LenyaActorThe 3 Penny Opera, No. 18: Mahagonny
Heinz SchubertActorMutter Courage und ihre Kinder, Mother Courage and Her Children
Gerhard BienertActorKuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?, Mother Courage and Her Children
Willard WhiteActorThe Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Movies and TV shows
94Upcoming
1 title
Original Story, Lyricist
2020s
8 titles
as Lui-même
2010s
6 titles
Theatre Play
Lyricist, Musical
Writer
Writer, Lyricist
2000s
7 titles
1990s
7 titles · average score 63
Lyricist, Writer
Theatre Play
Theatre Play
Music, Book
Theatre Play
Author
1980s
13 titles · average score 54
Original Story
Story
Theatre Play
Writer, Theatre Play
Writer, Theatre Play
Writer
1970s
23 titles · average score 62
Theatre Play
Theatre Play
Writer
Theatre Play
Theatre Play
Lyricist, Writer
Story
1960s
15 titles · average score 62
Original Story
Theatre Play
Theatre Play
Writer, Lyricist
Theatre Play
Author
1950s
5 titles
1940s
4 titles · average score 79
Theatre Play
Original Story, Adaptation
Short Story
1930s
4 titles · average score 68
Writer, Lyricist
Story, Theatre Play
Director, Writer
1920s
1 title · average score 59
Director, Writer