The 3 Penny Opera (1931)

02/18/1931 (DE) • 1h 52m

Music, Crime

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

Overview

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'.

Top Billed Cast

Rudolf Forster

Mackie Messer

Fritz Rasp

Peachum

Valeska Gert

Mrs. Peachum

Ernst Busch

The Street Singer

Vladimir Sokoloff

Smith, the Jailer


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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

prostitute

corruption

musical

victorian england

social satire

criminal underworld

stage play

beggar clan

brechtian theatre

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