Writing
Bertolt Brecht
- Titles
- 103movies5TV shows
- Career
Active from 1923 to 2025, with a break from 1943 to 1953, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- 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
- Class & Capitalism6.1average 3.3
- Politics5.4average 2.6
- Social Commentary7.7average 4.9
- Satire & Parody4.9average 2.3
- Dark Humor4.3average 2.9
- Wit & Wordplay5.1average 3.7
- Absurdist Humor3.3average 2.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.9, average 5.2
- Adrenaline2.2, average 5.1
- Mystery2.2, average 4.1
- Scare0.8, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Musical Drama 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Class Struggle 3
- Social Critique 3
- Political Satire 2
- Bohemian Lifestyle 2
- Bleak Outlook 2
- Brechtian Theatre 2
- German Cinema 2
- Historical Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- EEkkehard SchallActorDie Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell, Der Mantel des Ketzers, Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui, Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder, Das Leben des Galileo Galilei
Ernst BuschActorThe 3 Penny Opera, Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?, 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
Ernst JacobiActorDie Gewehre der Frau Carrar, Der Hofmeister
Lotte LenyaActorThe 3 Penny Opera, No. 18: Mahagonny
Gerhard BienertActorKuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?, Mother Courage and Her Children
Teresa StratasActorRise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, The Seven Deadly Sins
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
Carola NeherActorThe 3 Penny Opera, The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
Jaecki SchwarzActorDie Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell, Der Mantel des Ketzers- HHelene WeigelActorMother Courage and Her Children, Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
Movies and TV shows
92Good
Score 70 to 79
2 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
The 3 Penny Opera (1931)
Theatre Play, Story
79
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
Adaptation, Original Story
Decent
Score 60 to 69
5 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
66
Baal (1970)
Story
63
Antigone (1992)
Theatre Play
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
6 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop (1923)
Writer, Director
58
The Threepenny Opera (1931)
Lyricist, Writer
57
Galileo (1975)
Theatre Play
56
Baal (1982)
Writer, Theatre Play
55
The Threepenny Opera (1963)
Writer, Lyricist
38
Mack the Knife (1989)
Original Story
Not rated yet
79 titles
Not rated yet
Baal (2004)
Novel
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1998)
Lyricist, Writer
No. 18: Mahagonny (1980)
Writer
A Man's a Man (1931)
Director, Writer
