Overview
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.
Cast
- 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