Writing
Bertolt Brecht
- Titles
- 93movies5TV shows
- Career
Active from 1923 to 2024, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 2titles as director
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
The 3 Penny Opera71/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.7average 2.6
- Satire & Parody5.4average 2.3
- Class & Capitalism6.2average 3.3
- Politics5.5average 2.6
- Social Commentary7.7average 4.9
- Dark Humor4.7average 2.9
- Absurdist Humor3.5average 2.0
- Wit & Wordplay5.0average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.8, average 5.2
- Adrenaline2.5, average 5.1
- Scare0.9, average 2.6
- Pop Culture0.6, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Critique 3
- Bohemian Lifestyle 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Class Struggle 2
- German Cinema 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- EEkkehard SchallActorDer Mantel des Ketzers, Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell, 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
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
Willard WhiteActorRise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Gerhard BienertActorKuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?, Mother Courage and Her Children
Lotte LenyaActorThe 3 Penny Opera, No. 18: Mahagonny
Vladimir SokoloffActorThe 3 Penny Opera, The Threepenny Opera
Jaecki SchwarzActorDer Mantel des Ketzers, Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell
Heinz SchubertActorMother Courage and Her Children, Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
Movies and TV shows
88Upcoming
2 titles
YESMAN / NOMAN / MORE YESMAN
Original Story
2030s
1 title
Kolkata R King (2030)
Theatre Play
2020s
6 titles
Brecht & Weill : L'opéra de quat'sous (2023)
Original Story
2010s
6 titles
Trommeln in der Nacht (2018)
Theatre Play
National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera (2016)
Lyricist, Musical
Marianne (2013)
Writer
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (2011)
Writer, Lyricist
2000s
7 titles
1990s
7 titles
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1998)
Lyricist, Writer
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (1997)
Theatre Play
The Career of Arturo Ui (1996)
Theatre Play
The Threepenny Opera (1995)
Book, Music
Antigone (1992)
Theatre Play
La vie de Galilée (1992)
Author
1980s
11 titles · average score 63
Die Bestie (1988)
Story
Anna Firling's Roads (1985)
Theatre Play
56
Baal (1982)
Writer, Theatre Play
Svatba (1981)
Theatre Play
No. 18: Mahagonny (1980)
Writer
1970s
23 titles · average score 61
Herr Puntila And His Servant Matti (1979)
Theatre Play
Der Hofmeister (1976)
Writer
62
Galileo (1975)
Theatre Play
Death of the Flea Circus Director (1973)
Theatre Play
61
Baal (1970)
Story
1960s
14 titles · average score 60
Schweik in World War II (1969)
Original Story
Life of Galileo (1965)
Theatre Play
The Life of Galileo (1964)
Theatre Play
51
The Threepenny Opera (1963)
Writer, Lyricist
Pušky paní Carrarové (1963)
Theatre Play
Księżyc z Alabamy (1961)
Author
Zadržitelný vzestup Artura Uie (1960)
Theatre Play
1950s
3 titles
1940s
3 titles · average score 71
Leben des Galilei (1947)
Writer
71
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
Original Story, Adaptation
1930s
4 titles · average score 69
71
The 3 Penny Opera (1931)
Writer, Original Film Writer
The Threepenny Opera (1931)
Lyricist, Writer
A Man's a Man (1931)
Director, Writer
1920s
1 title · average score 58
58
The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop (1923)
Writer, Director