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The 3 Penny Opera

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The 3 Penny Opera

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

7.1

1h 52m

1931

“Let the fantasy take you far, far away...”

Synopsis

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'.

Director

G.W. Pabst

MusicCrime

prostitutecorruptionmusicalvictorian englandsocial satirecriminal underworldstage playbeggar clanbrechtian theatre

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Cast & Crew

Rudolf Forster

Rudolf Forster

as Mackie Messer

Carola Neher

Carola Neher

as Polly

Reinhold Schünzel

Reinhold Schünzel

as Tiger-Brown

Fritz Rasp

Fritz Rasp

as Peachum

Valeska Gert

Valeska Gert

as Mrs. Peachum

Lotte Lenya

Lotte Lenya

as Jenny

Hermann Thimig

Hermann Thimig

as The Vicar

Ernst Busch

Ernst Busch

as The Street Singer

Vladimir Sokoloff

Vladimir Sokoloff

as Smith, the Jailer

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