Brecht vs. Pabst

This new documentary traces the trajectory of THE THREEPENNY OPERA from stage to film to the bitter lawsuit between Bertolt Brecht and the film’s producers. It features interviews with Brecht translator and scholar Eric Bentley, G. W. Pabst scholar Jan-Christopher Horak, Kurt Weill Foundation director Kim Kowalke, and Pabst’s son, Michael Pabst.