FILMOGRAPHY
LOTTE LENYA ON SCREEN
Die 3-Groschen-Oper (Threepenny Opera, 1930)
A Tobis/Warner Bros. production, directed by G. W. Pabst
Cast: Lotte Lenya (Jenny), Rudolf Forster, Carola Neher, Reinhold Schuenzel, Fritz Rasp, Valeska
Gert and others
In this film version of "Die 3-Groschen-Oper", Lenya made the song of "Pirate Jenny" her own. It remained her signature tune.
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1960)
A Daring production, directed by Jose Quintero
Cast: Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty, Lotte Lenya (Countess Magda Terribili-Gonzales), Jill St. John, Carol Browne an others.
Lenya stars as an older woman who manages a stable of gigolos. The film is based on Tennessee William`s only novel.
A United Artists production, directed by Terence Young
Cast: Sean Connery, Pedro Armendariz, Lotte Lenya (Rosa Klebb), Robert Shaw, Bernard Lee
and others.
In this James Bond film, Lenya plays the part of a Soviet agent who wants to destroy 007.
The Appointment (1968)
An MGM/Marpol production, directed by Sidney Lumet
Cast: Omar Sharif, Anouk Aimee, Lotte Lenya (Emma Valadier)
The part of Lotte Lenya is that of a high-class madam who manages callgirls.
Semi-Tough (1977)
Cast: Lotte Lenya (Clara Pelf)
Lenya as masseuse
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