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 Humor3.2average 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
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Class Struggle 3
- Social Critique 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Musical Drama 3
- Political Satire 2
- Brechtian Theatre 2
- German Cinema 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Bohemian Lifestyle 2
- Bleak Outlook 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
Carola NeherActorThe 3 Penny Opera, The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop- HHelene WeigelActorMother Courage and Her Children, Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
Willi SchwabeActorDer aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui, Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder- HHanne HiobActorDer Mantel des Ketzers, Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar
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
Lotte LenyaActorThe 3 Penny Opera, No. 18: Mahagonny
Teresa StratasActorRise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, The Seven Deadly Sins
Ernst JacobiActorDie Gewehre der Frau Carrar, Der Hofmeister
Movies and TV shows
43Type
2020s
1 title
2010s
1 title
National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera (2016)
Musical, Lyricist
2000s
1 title
1990s
6 titles · average score 63
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1998)
Lyricist, Writer
The Career of Arturo Ui (1996)
Theatre Play
The Threepenny Opera (1995)
Book, Music
63
Antigone (1992)
Theatre Play
La vie de Galilée (1992)
Author
1980s
5 titles · average score 69
Anna Firling's Roads (1985)
Theatre Play
No. 18: Mahagonny (1980)
Writer
1970s
12 titles · average score 65
Herr Puntila And His Servant Matti (1979)
Theatre Play
The Life Story of Baal (1978)
Theatre Play
Death of the Flea Circus Director (1975)
Theatre Play
Mahagonny (1974)
Lyricist, Writer
66
Baal (1970)
Story
1960s
7 titles · average score 69
1950s
3 titles
1940s
4 titles · average score 79
Leben des Galilei (1947)
Theatre Play
79
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
Original Story, Adaptation
The Murderers Are Coming (1942)
Short Story
1930s
3 titles · average score 73
79
The 3 Penny Opera (1931)
Theatre Play, Story
A Man's a Man (1931)
Director, Writer