Bertolt Brecht


Playwright

About

Also Known As
Bert Brecht
Birth Place
Germany
Born
February 10, 1898
Died
August 13, 1956

Biography

As a well-versed German entertainer, Bertolt Brecht had a diverse career in the entertainment business. Brecht worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "Baal" (1969), "Die Dreigroschenoper" (1931) starring Rudolf Forster, "Hangmen Also Die" with Brian Donlevy (1943), "Nach Meinem Letzten Umzug" (1972) starring Curt Bois, "The Condemned of Altona" w...

Family & Companions

Lotte Lenya
Companion
Actor.

Biography

As a well-versed German entertainer, Bertolt Brecht had a diverse career in the entertainment business. Brecht worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "Baal" (1969), "Die Dreigroschenoper" (1931) starring Rudolf Forster, "Hangmen Also Die" with Brian Donlevy (1943), "Nach Meinem Letzten Umzug" (1972) starring Curt Bois, "The Condemned of Altona" with Sophia Loren (1962) and "The Shameless Old Lady" (1964). In the seventies and the eighties, Brecht devoted his time to various credits, such as "The Life Story of Baal" (1978), "Herr Puntila och hans drang" (1980), "Mahagonny" with Jonas Mekas (1980) and "The Big Town" (1987). Brecht had a number of different projects under his belt in the nineties, including "Love Potion #9" (1992) starring Tate Donovan, "Shadows and Fog" (1992), "Karyera Arturo UI: Novaya Vyersiya" (1996) starring Aleksandr Filipenko, "Seven Years in Tibet" with Brad Pitt (1997) and "Swing" (1998) starring Lisa Stansfield. Brecht last provided music for "Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti." Bertolt Brecht passed away in August 1956 at the age of 58.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

My Name Is Bertolt Brecht - Exile in U.S.A. (1988)
Himself

Writer (Feature Film)

Karyera Arturo UI: Novaya Vyersiya (1996)
Play As Source Material
Mack the Knife (1989)
Play As Source Material ("The Threepenny Opera")
Baal (1982)
Adaptation
Mahagonny (1980)
From Story
Herr Puntila och hans drang (1980)
Play As Source Material ("Herr Puntila Orchestration Hans Drang")
The Life Story of Baal (1978)
Play As Source Material ("Lebenslauf Designer Mannes Baal")
Galileo (1974)
Play As Source Material
Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (1955)
Play As Source Material
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
Adapted and Original story

Music (Feature Film)

The Savages (2007)
Song
Beyond the Sea (2004)
Song
Shark Tale (2004)
Song
What Women Want (2000)
Song
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Music
At First Sight (1999)
Song
Swing (1998)
Song Mack The Knife (")
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
Song
Love Potion No. 9 (1992)
Song
Shadows And Fog (1991)
Music
The Doors (1991)
Song
Johnny Be Good (1988)
Song
The Big Town (1987)
Song
Mahagonny (1980)
Music
The Life Story of Baal (1978)
Song ("The Ballad Of Evelyn Roe" "Jacob Apfelbock" "The Ballad Of The Adventurers")
Music in Progress: Mike Westbrook - Jazz Composer (1978)
Song
Satchmo the Great (1957)
Composer
Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (1955)
Songs

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Shadows And Fog (1991)
Other
My Name Is Bertolt Brecht - Exile in U.S.A. (1988)
Other
Einleitung zu Arnold Schonberg's Begleitmusik zu einer Lichtspielscene (1973)
Other
Nach Meinem Letzten Umzug (1972)
Other
Geschichtsunterricht (1972)
Source Material (From Novel)

Music (Special)

The Music of Kurt Weill: September Songs (1995)
Song Performer
The Music of Kurt Weill: September Songs (1995)
Theme Lyrics
Great Moments From the Met (1990)
Theme Lyrics

Misc. Crew (Special)

Mahagonny (1979)
Other

Life Events

Companions

Lotte Lenya
Companion
Actor.

Bibliography