The 3 Penny Opera (1931)
18/02/1931
Music, Crime
1h 52m
- 71% (54 votes)
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Let the fantasy take you far, far away...
Overview
In London at the turn of the century, underworld kingpin Mack the Knife marries Polly Peachum without the knowledge of her father, the equally enterprising 'king of the beggars'.
- G.W. PabstDirector
- Bertolt BrechtWriter
- Léo LaniaWriter
Original Title
Die 3 Groschen-Oper
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Keywords
- prostitute
- corruption
- musical
- victorian england
- social satire
- criminal underworld
- stage play
- beggar clan
- brechtian theatre
Top Billed Cast
Rudolf Forster
Mackie Messer
Carola Neher
Polly
Reinhold Schünzel
Tiger-Brown
Fritz Rasp
Peachum
Valeska Gert
Mrs. Peachum
Lotte Lenya
Jenny
Hermann Thimig
The Vicar
Ernst Busch
The Street Singer
Vladimir Sokoloff
Smith, the Jailer
Paul Kemp
Mackie Messer's Gang Member
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