The 3 Penny Opera

The 3 Penny Opera
1931
★★★★☆ 7.0/10
⏱️ 112 min
📅 Released
🌐 DE
MusicCrime
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'.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

HBO Max
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Criterion Channel

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

Crew

Director
G.W. Pabst
Writer
Bertolt Brecht, Béla Balázs, Ladislaus Vajda
Producer
Seymour Nebenzal

Production

Nero-Film AG, Tobis Filmkunst

Keywords

prostitutecorruptionmusicalvictorian englandsocial satirecriminal underworldstage playbeggar clanbrechtian theatre