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The 3 Penny Opera

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1931-02-181h 52m

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

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'.

Directors
G.W. Pabst
Writters
Bertolt Brecht, Béla Balázs, Ladislaus Vajda, Léo Lania
Editors
Bertolt Brecht, Jean Oser

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  1. Rudolf Forster

    Rudolf Forster

    Mackie Messer

  2. Carola Neher

    Carola Neher

    Polly

  3. Reinhold Schünzel

    Reinhold Schünzel

    Tiger-Brown

  4. Fritz Rasp

    Fritz Rasp

    Peachum

  5. Valeska Gert

    Valeska Gert

    Mrs. Peachum

  6. Lotte Lenya

    Lotte Lenya

    Jenny

  7. Hermann Thimig

    Hermann Thimig

    The Vicar

  8. Ernst Busch

    Ernst Busch

    The Street Singer

  9. Vladimir Sokoloff

    Vladimir Sokoloff

    Smith, the Jailer

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Status
Released
Original Language
German
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
prostitutecorruptionmusicalvictorian englandsocial satirecriminal underworldstage playbeggar clanbrechtian theatre