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The 3 Penny Opera (1931)

"Let the fantasy take you far, far away..."

7.1/10 1h 52m Feb 18, 1931
Music Crime

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'.

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Movie Details

Original Title Die 3 Groschen-Oper
Original Language DE
Status Released
Popularity 0.4

Cast

Rudolf Forster
Rudolf Forster
Mackie Messer
Popularity: 0.2
Carola Neher
Carola Neher
Polly
Popularity: 0.1
Reinhold Schünzel
Reinhold Schünzel
Tiger-Brown
Popularity: 0.4
Fritz Rasp
Fritz Rasp
Peachum
Popularity: 3.8
Valeska Gert
Valeska Gert
Mrs. Peachum
Popularity: 0.3
Lotte Lenya
Lotte Lenya
Jenny
Popularity: 0.3
Hermann Thimig
Hermann Thimig
The Vicar
Popularity: 0.6
Ernst Busch
Ernst Busch
The Street Singer
Popularity: 0.2
Vladimir Sokoloff
Vladimir Sokoloff
Smith, the Jailer
Popularity: 0.3
Paul Kemp
Paul Kemp
Mackie Messer's Gang Member
Popularity: 0.3
Gustav Püttjer
Gustav Püttjer
Mackie Messer's Gang Member
Popularity: 0.7
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Oskar Höcker
Mackie Messer's Gang Member
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Director G.W. Pabst
Writer Bertolt Brecht, Ladislaus Vajda, Léo Lania
Editor Jean Oser
Music Kurt Weill
Producer Seymour Nebenzal

Production

Nero-Film AG
DE
Tobis Filmkunst

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Keywords

prostitute corruption musical victorian england social satire criminal underworld stage play beggar clan brechtian theatre

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Details
Release Date February 18, 1931
Runtime 1h 52m
Language DE
Status Released
Popularity 0.4
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