Writing
Bertolt Brecht
- Titles
- 99movies5TV 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 Humor3.2average 2.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.9, average 5.3
- Adrenaline2.2, average 5.0
- Mystery2.2, average 4.1
- Scare0.8, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 3
- Musical Drama 3
- Class Struggle 3
- Social Critique 3
- Political Satire 2
- Bohemian Lifestyle 2
- Bleak Outlook 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Brechtian Theatre 2
- German Cinema 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- EEkkehard SchallActorDer Mantel des Ketzers, Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui, Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell, Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
Ernst BuschActorKuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?, The 3 Penny Opera, Mother Courage and Her Children, Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
Kurt WeillComposerThe Threepenny Opera, The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Teresa StratasActorRise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, The Seven Deadly Sins
Gerhard BienertActorKuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?, Mother Courage and Her Children
Lotte LenyaActorThe 3 Penny Opera, No. 18: Mahagonny
Ernst JacobiActorDie Gewehre der Frau Carrar, Der Hofmeister
Willard WhiteActorThe Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Vladimir SokoloffActorThe 3 Penny Opera, The Threepenny Opera
Jaecki SchwarzActorDer Mantel des Ketzers, Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell
Carola NeherActorThe 3 Penny Opera, The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop- HHelene WeigelActorMother Courage and Her Children, Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
Movies and TV shows
131980s
13 titles · average score 54
38
Mack the Knife (1989)
Original Story
Die Bestie (1988)
Story
Anna Firling's Roads (1985)
Theatre Play
56
Baal (1982)
Writer, Theatre Play
Fear and Misery of the Third Reich (1981)
Writer, Theatre Play
Svatba (1981)
Theatre Play
No. 18: Mahagonny (1980)
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