CinemaOSMovie · 1931 · 1h 52m

The 3 Penny Opera

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

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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'.

Directed byG.W. Pabst

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 52m
Language
DE
Released
February 18, 1931
Studios
Nero-Film AGTobis Filmkunst

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Rudolf Forster

Rudolf Forster

Mackie Messer

Carola Neher

Carola Neher

Polly

Reinhold Schünzel

Reinhold Schünzel

Tiger-Brown

Fritz Rasp

Fritz Rasp

Peachum

Valeska Gert

Mrs. Peachum

Lotte Lenya

Lotte Lenya

Jenny

Hermann Thimig

Hermann Thimig

The Vicar

Ernst Busch

The Street Singer

Vladimir Sokoloff

Vladimir Sokoloff

Smith, the Jailer

Paul Kemp

Paul Kemp

Mackie Messer's Gang Member

Creative team
Directed by
G.W. Pabst
G.W. Pabst
Written by
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht
Béla Balázs
Béla Balázs
Produced by
Seymour Nebenzal

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