Writing
Bertolt Brecht
- Titles
- 100movies5TV shows
- Career
Active from 1923 to 2025, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 2titles as director
- Average score
62/100
- 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 Humor3.2average 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
- Social Commentary 4
- Social Critique 3
- Musical Drama 3
- Class Struggle 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Bohemian Lifestyle 2
- Bleak Outlook 2
- Political Satire 2
- Political Intrigue 2
- German Cinema 2
- Brechtian Theatre 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, 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- HHanne HiobActorDer Mantel des Ketzers, Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar
- HHelene WeigelActorMother Courage and Her Children, Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
Willi SchwabeActorDer aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui, Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
Carola NeherActorThe 3 Penny Opera, The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
Gerhard BienertActorKuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?, Mother Courage and Her Children
Willard WhiteActorRise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Jaecki SchwarzActorDer Mantel des Ketzers, Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell
Heinz SchubertActorMother Courage and Her Children, Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
Lotte LenyaActorThe 3 Penny Opera, No. 18: Mahagonny
Movies and TV shows
302020s
1 title
2010s
1 title
National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera (2016)
Musical, Lyricist
2000s
1 title
1990s
3 titles · average score 62
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1998)
Lyricist, Writer
62
Antigone (1992)
Theatre Play
1980s
3 titles
Anna Firling's Roads (1985)
Theatre Play
No. 18: Mahagonny (1980)
Writer
1970s
11 titles · average score 63
Herr Puntila And His Servant Matti (1979)
Theatre Play
The Life Story of Baal (1978)
Theatre Play
62
Galileo (1975)
Theatre Play
Death of the Flea Circus Director (1973)
Theatre Play
67
Baal (1970)
Story
1960s
5 titles · average score 69
1940s
2 titles · average score 78
Leben des Galilei (1947)
Writer
78
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
Original Story, Adaptation
1930s
3 titles · average score 73
79
The 3 Penny Opera (1931)
Theatre Play, Story
A Man's a Man (1931)
Director, Writer