Bertolt Brecht Movie Trailers
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The Life Story of Baal Trailer (1978)
21 November 1978
An adaptation of the first play written by Bertolt Brecht, charting the decline and fall of Baal, a young poet who rejects the norms of society and destroys the lives of the people with whom he comes into contact.
Schweik in World War II Trailer (1969)
01 January 1969
Based on the satirical anti-war comedy of the same name by B. Brecht.
Theater of War Trailer (2008)
28 April 2008
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.
The Seven Deadly Sins / Mahagonny Song Play - Teatro Alla Scala Trailer (2021)
18 March 2021
The Seven Deadly Sins tells the story of two sisters, Anna I and Anna II. The sisters set out from the banks of the Mississippi River in Louisiana to find their fortune in the big cities, intending to send their family enough money to build a little house on the river.
The Tailor of Ulm Trailer (1980)
07 March 1980
Dammbeck made this film – a reference to the myth of Icarus and a metaphor for failure, hope, and human exploration – at the invitation of the legendary animator Kurt Weiler.
A Santa Joana dos Matadouros Trailer (2024)
29 November 2024
Inspired by the work of Bertolt Brecht and filmed in Porto's former industrial slaughterhouse, A Santa Joana dos Matadouros is a meta-cinematic essay about the labor market in times of economic crisis in Europe.
Sade Vatandaş Şvayk Hitler'e Karşı Trailer (1984)
01 January 1984
During World War II, Şvayk, a seemingly ordinary, hapless dog-seller, finds himself entangled with the Nazi regime.
The Shameless Old Lady Trailer (1965)
24 March 1965
Madame Bertini, a newly widowed 70-year-old miser, has lived a sheltered life in squalour. She determines to venture into the modern world and have as much fun as possible, and in doing so finds that she loves it.
Death of the Flea Circus Director Trailer (1975)
19 March 1975
With the help of his assistant Anja, Ottocaro Weiss intends to put the plague on stage: circumstances beyond his control and a lack of fresh talent have forced him to close down his flea circus.
The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop Trailer (1923)
14 July 1923
The absurd goings-on of a by no means ordinary hair salon, where men with great beards wait in vain for a shave while the barber takes a nap.
Anna Firling's Roads Trailer (1985)
01 January 1985
A tory based on classical theatre play "Mother Courage and Her Children" by Bertolt Brecht.
The Caucasian Chalk Circle Trailer (1985)
01 January 1985
The hardships faced by a woman trying to survive a bloody civil war while caring for the abandoned child of the deposed former ruler.
The Good Person of Szechwan Trailer (1973)
01 January 1973
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.
Mother Courage and Her Children Trailer (1961)
10 February 1961
During the Thirty Years' War, the camp-follower Anna Fierling, called "Mother Courage", travels the length and breadth of Europe with her covered wagon.
Germany Pale Mother Trailer (1980)
26 September 1980
Germany 1939. Hans and Lene marry the day before the war breaks out, and Hans is sent to the Eastern front.
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny Trailer (1998)
01 January 1998
Depicts the consumerism of the mythical city of Mahagonny, conveying all its ripe decadence. A Hollywood Babylon full of pyramidal towers, carved elephants, commodified sex and licensed gluttony.
Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell Trailer (1979)
23 December 1979
The "Astoria", an English luxury liner, collides with a freighter shortly before the end of its voyage and threatens to sink.
The Change of the Wheel Trailer (2024)
12 June 2024
A flat tire shocks a passenger. Stopped at the roadside, she thinks about her life while the driver changes the tire, unsure if this is the right path.
Herr Puntila And His Servant Matti Trailer (1979)
21 December 1979
Based on the Bertolt Brecht play, the movie follows the farmer Puntila, who when he's sober is a real pig but whenever he gets drunk becomes very generous.
Rules of the Assembly Line, at High Speed Trailer (2020)
21 January 2020
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.
Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui Trailer (1974)
13 January 1974
Hitler's seizure of power in 1933 and his rule in the years that followed are transferred to the North American criminal world of the 1930s in a parable.
A Man's a Man Trailer (1931)
31 December 1931
About a civilian who is press-ganged into a machine-gunner's squadron and transformed into the perfect soldier.
The Threepenny Opera Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
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 create a new kind of musical theater based on the theories of two young German artists, composer Kurt Weill and poet-playwright Bert Brecht.
The Seven Deadly Sins Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
Anna I and Anna II set out on a seven year journey that takes them through a series of varied life experiences while their parents and two brothers remain behind.
Die Bestie Trailer (1988)
10 February 1988
Moscow in the 1920s. A film about the pogroms in southern Russia is being made in a studio. The name of the notorious tsarist governor Muratov, also known as "The Beast", symbolizes the crimes of the time.
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Trailer (1997)
19 June 1997
A television staging of the 1941 Brecht play, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui.
Life of Galileo Trailer (1965)
01 February 1965
A televised play based on the work of Bertolt Brecht.
Fear and Misery of the Third Reich Trailer (1981)
15 September 1981
Film adaptation of Berthold Brecht's play of the same name, in which he depicts everyday life in Nazi Germany in loosely connected scenes.
Mr. Puntilla and His Man Matti Trailer (1974)
30 January 1974
Mr. Puntilla is kind to his servants only when he's drunk, and at other times, they endure nothing but insults from him.
The Good Person of Szechwan Trailer (2025)
05 September 2025
Three gods descend from the heavens in search of something truly rare: one good person. In the city of Szechwan, they find Shen Teh, a poor prostitute with a heart of gold, who agrees to take them into her humble home.