The 3 Penny Opera

The 3 Penny Opera

1931
1h 52m
7.1

7.1/10

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Music Crime

"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'.

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Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Nero-Film AG Tobis Filmkunst
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
German

Keywords

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

Quick Facts

Original Title Die 3 Groschen-Oper
Release Date February 18, 1931
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0021818

Cast

Rudolf Forster
Rudolf Forster

Mackie Messer

Carola Neher
Carola Neher

Polly

Reinhold Schünzel
Reinhold Schünzel

Tiger-Brown

Fritz Rasp
Fritz Rasp

Peachum

Valeska Gert
Valeska Gert

Mrs. Peachum

Lotte Lenya
Lotte Lenya

Jenny

Hermann Thimig
Hermann Thimig

The Vicar

Ernst Busch
Ernst Busch

The Street Singer

Vladimir Sokoloff
Vladimir Sokoloff

Smith, the Jailer

Paul Kemp
Paul Kemp

Mackie Messer's Gang Member

Gustav Püttjer
Gustav Püttjer

Mackie Messer's Gang Member

Oskar Höcker
Oskar Höcker

Mackie Messer's Gang Member

Key Crew

G.W. Pabst
Director
Seymour Nebenzal
Producer
Béla Balázs
Screenplay
Ladislaus Vajda
Screenplay
Léo Lania
Screenplay