Stefan Wigger

Kurt Hoffmann's remake of his own 1953 movie based on the play by Curt Goetz.

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.

Four young German naval cadets begin their military service in 1940; only one of them will survive.