"The Gangster Macheath secretly marries the daughter of beggar king Peachum. When Peachum finds out, he instructs the police chief Brown to arrest and hang Macheath. If not, all the beggars of Soho will disturb the upcoming coronation."
Curd Jürgens
as Macheath, genannt Mackie Messer
Hildegard Knef
as Spelunken-Jenny
Gert Fröbe
as Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
Hilde Hildebrand
as Cella Peachum, seine Frau
Lino Ventura
as Brown, Polizeichef von London
Walter Giller
as Bettler Filch
Henning Schlüter
as Pastor Kimball
Siegfried Wischnewski
as Münz-Matthias
Sammy Davis Jr.
as Moritatensänger
Martin Berliner
as Trauerweiden-Walter
June Ritchie
as
Marlene Warrlich
Hans W. Hamacher
Hans Reiser
Walter Feuchtenberg
Stanislav Ledinek
Max Strassberg
Stefan Wigger
Robert Manuel
Jürgen Feindt
Adeline Wagner
Erna Haffner
Jacqueline Pierreux
Wolfgang Staudte
Director
Hein Heckroth
Costume Design
Fritz Schwarz
Sound
Hans Löhmer
Sound Mixer
Art Direction
Fredy Arnold
Makeup Artist
Gerd Krauss
Assistant Costume Designer
Wieland Liebske
Assistant Director
Heinz Willeg
Executive Producer
Jutta Stroppe
Set Decoration
Assistant Production Design
Kurt Weill
Songs
Bertolt Brecht
Lyricist
Günther Weisenborn
Writer
Wolfgang Wehrum
Editor
Music
Peter Sandloff
Kurt Ulrich
Producer
Roger Fellous
Director of Photography