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The 3 Penny Opera (1931)

Movie"Let the fantasy take you far, far away..."
Audience Score
71
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NR 1 hr 52 minMay 16th, 1931Crime, Music
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'.
StarringRudolf ForsterCarola NeherReinhold Schünzel
DirectorG.W. Pabst
WritersBertolt BrechtLadislaus VajdaLéo Lania

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:May 16th, 1931
On DVD & Blu-ray:September 18th, 2007 - Buy DVD
Original Language:German
Production Companies:Nero-Film AG, Tobis Filmkunst
Movie Tags:
musicalprostitutecorruptionstage playsocial satirevictorian englandcriminal underworldbrechtian theatrebeggar clan