Historiska teaterpremiärer Bertolt Brecht's "Threepenny Opera" at the Theater am Schifferbauerdamm in 1928. (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Documentary, Drama, History

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Bertolt Brecht's "Threepenny Opera" at the Theater am Schifferbauerdamm in 1928. (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Documentary, Drama, History

"The Threepenny Opera" created a sensation when it opened on 31 August 1928, "a date that was to go down in the history of twentieth-century theater." Up until the 'Kanonensong' ('Cannon Song') the audience was rather reserved. But then ...See more"The Threepenny Opera" created a sensation when it opened on 31 August 1928, "a date that was to go down in the history of twentieth-century theater." Up until the 'Kanonensong' ('Cannon Song') the audience was rather reserved. But then came a breakthrough. The audience grew increasingly excited; approving murmurs and applause swelled to a crescendo. By the end, the triumphant success in which no one had believed had become a reality." The play was performed over 350 times at Theater am Schiffbauerdamm. Written by Jürgen Schebera See less

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Ralf Långbacka Self / Host Self / Host See fewer	Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (1979)
Bertolt Brecht Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Three Penny Opera (1963)
Roma Bahn Polly Peachum (archive footage) Polly Peachum (archive footage) See fewer	From Morning to Midnight (1920)
Kurt Gerron Tiger Brown (archive footage) Tiger Brown (archive footage) See fewer	The Blue Angel (1930)
Käte Kühl Lucy Brown (archive footage) Lucy Brown (archive footage) See fewer	Der verzauberte Tag (1944)
Lotte Lenya Jenny (archive footage) Jenny (archive footage) See fewer	From Russia with Love (1963)
Harald Paulsen Macheath (archive footage) Macheath (archive footage) See fewer	Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire (1920)
Erich Ponto Mr. Pechum (archive footage) Mr. Pechum (archive footage) See fewer	The Third Man (1949)
Rosa Valetti Mrs. Peachum (archive footage) Mrs. Peachum (archive footage) See fewer	M (1931)
Kurt Weil Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Swedish Girl (1955)