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Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)

Alias:
Bert Brecht
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht

Birthplace:
Augsburg, German Empire [now Germany]

Born:
February 10, 1898

Died:
August 14, 1956

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Eugen Berthold Friedrich "Bertolt" Brecht was a German poet, playwright, and theatre director of the 20th century.

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Film Production

Adaptation:
1943  Hangmen Also Die!
1972  The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Author:
1943  Hangmen Also Die!
1961  Księżyc z Alabamy
1972  The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
1992  La vie de Galilée
2002  Le cercle de craie caucasien

Book:
1943  Hangmen Also Die!
1961  Księżyc z Alabamy
1972  The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
1992  La vie de Galilée
1995  The Threepenny Opera
2000  The Threepenny Opera
2002  Le cercle de craie caucasien
2007  Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Director:
1923  The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
1931  A Man's a Man
1943  Hangmen Also Die!
1961  Księżyc z Alabamy
1972  The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
1992  La vie de Galilée
1995  The Threepenny Opera
2000  The Threepenny Opera
2002  Le cercle de craie caucasien
2007  Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Lyricist:
1923  The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
1931  A Man's a Man
1931  The 3 Penny Opera
1931  The Threepenny Opera
1943  Hangmen Also Die!
1952  Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten
1961  Księżyc z Alabamy
1963  The Threepenny Opera
1972  The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
1974  Mahagonny
1992  La vie de Galilée
1995  The Threepenny Opera
1998  The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2000  The Threepenny Opera
2002  Le cercle de craie caucasien
2007  Canção de Baal
2007  Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2011  The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2016  National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera

Music:
1923  The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
1931  A Man's a Man
1931  The 3 Penny Opera
1931  The Threepenny Opera
1943  Hangmen Also Die!
1952  Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten
1961  Księżyc z Alabamy
1963  The Threepenny Opera
1972  The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
1974  Mahagonny
1992  La vie de Galilée
1995  The Threepenny Opera
1998  The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2000  The Threepenny Opera
2002  Le cercle de craie caucasien
2007  Canção de Baal
2007  Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2011  The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2016  National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera

Musical:
1923  The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
1931  A Man's a Man
1931  The 3 Penny Opera
1931  The Threepenny Opera
1943  Hangmen Also Die!
1952  Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten
1961  Księżyc z Alabamy
1963  The Threepenny Opera
1972  The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
1974  Mahagonny
1992  La vie de Galilée
1995  The Threepenny Opera
1998  The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2000  The Threepenny Opera
2002  Le cercle de craie caucasien
2007  Canção de Baal
2007  Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2011  The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2016  National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera

Novel:
1923  The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
1931  A Man's a Man
1931  The 3 Penny Opera
1931  The Threepenny Opera
1943  Hangmen Also Die!
1952  Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten
1961  Księżyc z Alabamy
1963  The Threepenny Opera
1965  The Shameless Old Lady
1972  History Lessons
1972  The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
1974  Mahagonny
1975  Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar
1992  La vie de Galilée
1995  The Threepenny Opera
1998  The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2000  The Threepenny Opera
2002  Le cercle de craie caucasien
2004  Baal
2007  Canção de Baal
2007  Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2009  Corneille-Brecht ou Rome l'unique objet de mon ressentiment
2011  The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2016  National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera
2024  The Change of the Wheel

Original Story:
1923  The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
1931  A Man's a Man
1931  The 3 Penny Opera
1931  The Threepenny Opera
1943  Hangmen Also Die!
1952  Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten
1961  Księżyc z Alabamy
1963  The Threepenny Opera
1965  The Shameless Old Lady
1969  Schweik in World War II
1972  History Lessons
1972  The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
1974  Mahagonny
1975  Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar
1992  La vie de Galilée
1995  The Threepenny Opera
1998  The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2000  The Threepenny Opera
2002  Le cercle de craie caucasien
2004  Baal
2007  Canção de Baal
2007  Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2009  Corneille-Brecht ou Rome l'unique objet de mon ressentiment
2011  The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2016  National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera
2024  The Change of the Wheel
????  YESMAN / NOMAN / MORE YESMAN

Poem:
1923  The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
1931  A Man's a Man
1931  The 3 Penny Opera
1931  The Threepenny Opera
1943  Hangmen Also Die!
1952  Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten
1961  Księżyc z Alabamy
1963  The Threepenny Opera
1965  The Shameless Old Lady
1969  Schweik in World War II
1972  History Lessons
1972  The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
1974  Dificuldade de Governar
1974  I Was, I Am, I Will Be
1974  Mahagonny
1975  Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar
1980  Germany Pale Mother
1992  La vie de Galilée
1995  The Threepenny Opera
1998  The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2000  The Seduction of Angels
2000  The Threepenny Opera
2002  Le cercle de craie caucasien
2004  Baal
2007  Canção de Baal
2007  Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2009  Corneille-Brecht ou Rome l'unique objet de mon ressentiment
2011  The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2016  National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera
2024  The Change of the Wheel
????  YESMAN / NOMAN / MORE YESMAN

Screenplay:
1923  The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
1931  A Man's a Man
1931  The 3 Penny Opera
1931  The Threepenny Opera
1932  Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?
1943  Hangmen Also Die!
1952  Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten
1957  Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
1961  Księżyc z Alabamy
1963  The Threepenny Opera
1965  The Shameless Old Lady
1969  Schweik in World War II
1972  History Lessons
1972  The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
1974  Dificuldade de Governar
1974  I Was, I Am, I Will Be
1974  Mahagonny
1975  Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar
1980  Germany Pale Mother
1984  Sade Vatandaş Şvayk Hitler'e Karşı
1992  La vie de Galilée
1995  The Threepenny Opera
1998  The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2000  The Seduction of Angels
2000  The Threepenny Opera
2002  Le cercle de craie caucasien
2004  Baal
2007  Canção de Baal
2007  Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2009  Corneille-Brecht ou Rome l'unique objet de mon ressentiment
2011  The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2016  National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera
2024  The Change of the Wheel
????  YESMAN / NOMAN / MORE YESMAN

Story:
1923  The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
1931  A Man's a Man
1931  The 3 Penny Opera
1931  The Threepenny Opera
1932  Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?
1943  Hangmen Also Die!
1952  Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten
1957  Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
1961  Księżyc z Alabamy
1961  Mother Courage and Her Children
1962  Leben des Galilei
1963  The Threepenny Opera
1965  The Shameless Old Lady
1969  Schweik in World War II
1970  Baal
1972  History Lessons
1972  The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
1974  Dificuldade de Governar
1974  I Was, I Am, I Will Be
1974  Mahagonny
1975  Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar
1979  Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell
1980  Germany Pale Mother
1984  Sade Vatandaş Şvayk Hitler'e Karşı
1988  Die Bestie
1989  Der Mantel des Ketzers
1989  Мещанская свадьба
1992  La vie de Galilée
1995  The Threepenny Opera
1998  The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2000  The Seduction of Angels
2000  The Threepenny Opera
2002  Le cercle de craie caucasien
2004  Baal
2007  Canção de Baal
2007  Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2009  Corneille-Brecht ou Rome l'unique objet de mon ressentiment
2011  The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2016  National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera
2020  Rules of the Assembly Line, at High Speed
2024  The Change of the Wheel
????  YESMAN / NOMAN / MORE YESMAN

Theatre Play:
1923  The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
1931  A Man's a Man
1931  The 3 Penny Opera
1931  The Threepenny Opera
1932  Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?
1943  Hangmen Also Die!
1952  Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten
1957  Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
1960  Zadržitelný vzestup Artura Uie
1961  Księżyc z Alabamy
1961  Mother Courage and Her Children
1962  Kavkazský křídový kruh
1962  Leben des Galilei
1963  Pušky paní Carrarové
1963  The Threepenny Opera
1964  The Life of Galileo
1965  The Shameless Old Lady
1969  Schweik in World War II
1970  Baal
1970  Bubny a trumpety
1972  History Lessons
1972  The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
1972  Trummor i natten
1973  Death of the Flea Circus Director
1973  Den goda människan i Sezuan
1974  Dificuldade de Governar
1974  I Was, I Am, I Will Be
1974  Mahagonny
1975  Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar
1975  Galileo
1979  Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell
1980  Germany Pale Mother
1981  Svatba
1982  Baal
1984  Sade Vatandaş Şvayk Hitler'e Karşı
1985  Anna Firling's Roads
1988  Die Bestie
1989  Der Mantel des Ketzers
1989  Мещанская свадьба
1992  Antigone
1992  La vie de Galilée
1995  The Threepenny Opera
1996  The Career of Arturo Ui
1997  The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
1998  The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2000  The Seduction of Angels
2000  The Threepenny Opera
2002  Le cercle de craie caucasien
2004  Baal
2007  Canção de Baal
2007  Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2009  Corneille-Brecht ou Rome l'unique objet de mon ressentiment
2011  The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2016  National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera
2018  Trommeln in der Nacht
2020  Rules of the Assembly Line, at High Speed
2024  The Change of the Wheel
2030  Kolkata R King
????  YESMAN / NOMAN / MORE YESMAN

Writer:
1923  The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
1931  A Man's a Man
1931  The 3 Penny Opera
1931  The Threepenny Opera
1932  Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?
1942  The Murderers Are Coming
1943  Hangmen Also Die!
1947  Leben des Galilei
1952  Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten
1954  Song of the Rivers
1957  Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
1960  Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti
1960  Zadržitelný vzestup Artura Uie
1961  Księżyc z Alabamy
1961  Mother Courage and Her Children
1962  Kavkazský křídový kruh
1962  Leben des Galilei
1963  Pušky paní Carrarové
1963  The Threepenny Opera
1964  The Life of Galileo
1965  The Shameless Old Lady
1968  Im Dickicht der Städte
1968  Regeln och undantaget
1969  Schweik in World War II
1970  Baal
1970  Bubny a trumpety
1972  History Lessons
1972  The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
1972  Trummor i natten
1973  Death of the Flea Circus Director
1973  Den goda människan i Sezuan
1974  Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui
1974  Dificuldade de Governar
1974  I Was, I Am, I Will Be
1974  Mahagonny
1975  Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar
1975  Galileo
1976  Der Hofmeister
1978  Das Leben des Galileo Galilei
1978  Låt er inte förföras
1979  Brecht and Co
1979  Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell
1979  Herr Puntila And His Servant Matti
1979  Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
1980  Germany Pale Mother
1980  No. 18: Mahagonny
1981  Svatba
1982  Baal
1984  Sade Vatandaş Şvayk Hitler'e Karşı
1985  Anna Firling's Roads
1985  The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1988  Die Bestie
1989  Der Mantel des Ketzers
1989  Мещанская свадьба
1992  Antigone
1992  La vie de Galilée
1993  The Seven Deadly Sins
1995  The Threepenny Opera
1996  The Career of Arturo Ui
1997  The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
1998  The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2000  The Seduction of Angels
2000  The Threepenny Opera
2002  Le cercle de craie caucasien
2004  Baal
2007  Canção de Baal
2007  Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2009  Corneille-Brecht ou Rome l'unique objet de mon ressentiment
2011  The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2012  Alter Bahnhof Video Walk
2013  Marianne
2016  National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera
2018  Trommeln in der Nacht
2019  Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2020  Rules of the Assembly Line, at High Speed
2020  The Good Man from Szechuan
2021  The Seven Deadly Sins / Mahagonny Song Play - Teatro Alla Scala
2024  A Santa Joana dos Matadouros
2024  The Change of the Wheel
2030  Kolkata R King
????  Die heilige Johanna der Schlachthöfe
????  YESMAN / NOMAN / MORE YESMAN

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