The 3 Penny Opera

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The 3 Penny Opera (1931)

Directed by G.W. Pabst

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

Music, Crime · 1h 52m

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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Cast

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

Crew

Director
G.W. Pabst
Screenplay
Béla Balázs, Ladislaus Vajda, Léo Lania
Director of Photography
Fritz Arno Wagner
Editor
Jean Oser
Producer
Seymour Nebenzal

Details

Original title
Die 3 Groschen-Oper
Release date
1931-02-18
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Music, Crime
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Germany
Production
Nero-Film AG, Tobis Filmkunst