Bertolt Brecht Movies
- 1995
The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera01995HD
The Threepenny Opera proclaims itself "an opera for beggars," and it was in fact an attempt both to satirize traditional opera and operetta and to...
- 1968
Im Dickicht der Städte
Im Dickicht der Städte01968HD
An inexplicable showdown between two men and the downfall of a family that has moved from the prairies to the jungle of the big city.
- 1979
Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell
Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell01979HD
- 1981
Svatba
Svatba01981HD
- 1973
Den goda människan i Sezuan
Den goda människan i Sezuan01973HD
When the gods appear in disguise the only person who shows them hospitality is the young girl Shen Te and for this she is awarded by them. After a...
- 2019
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny02019HD
Composed in the 1930s by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, this is a mordant satire on capitalism and the inexorable industrialization of a society in...
- 1947
Leben des Galilei
Leben des Galilei01947HD
Galileo, an eminent professor and scientist in the 17th century Venetian Republic, is short of money. A prospective student tells him about a novel...
- 1962
Leben des Galilei
Leben des Galilei01962HD
- 1923
The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop5.51923HD
The Mysteries of a Hairdresser’s Shop describes the absurd goings-on of a by no means ordinary hair salon, where men with great beards wait in...
- 1987
Der springende Punkt
Der springende Punkt01987HD
Archive footage of bomb detonations during the Second World War combined with abstract graphic elements which show the destructive potential of...
- 2019
Brecht und das Berliner Ensemble
Brecht und das Berliner Ensemble82019HD
Documentary about Brecht and the Berliner Ensemble.
- 1992
La vie de Galilée
La vie de Galilée01992HD
Mise-en-scène, at the Comédie-Française, of La Vie de Galilée by Bertolt Brecht. This is the last staging by Antoine...
- 2020
Rules of the Assembly Line, at High Speed
Rules of the Assembly Line, at High Speed02020HD
A small town in Western Germany is the last stop for 26,000 pigs per day and a brief home for masses of Eastern European temporary workers. The...
- 1979
Brecht and Co
Brecht and Co01979HD
Brecht's company of actors tells the story of Bertolt Brecht: his theatre, plays, poetry and his life.
- 2008
Theater of War
Theater of War6.22008HD
A behind-the-scenes look at The Public Theater's production of Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Courage" that examines the playwright's life and ideas.
- 1972
History Lessons
History Lessons5.61972HD
Set in contemporary Rome, the film shows through a series of encounters with “ancient” Romans, how the economic and political...
- 2013
Marianne
Marianne02013HD
On the verge of professional breakthrough, a young Bertolt Brecht reflects on relationships.
- 1970
Bubny a trumpety
Bubny a trumpety01970HD
- 2007
Canção de Baal
Canção de Baal22007HD
A marginal version of Brecht’s piece, “Baal”.
- 1989
Der Mantel des Ketzers
Der Mantel des Ketzers01989HD
Based on a novella by Bertolt Brecht.