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The 3 Penny Opera
“Let the fantasy take you far, far away...”
7.1 / 10• 1931• 1h 52m•NR• German
MusicCrime
Storyline
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'.
Cast & Crew
Rudolf Forster
Mackie Messer
Lead
Carola Neher
Polly
Reinhold Schünzel
Tiger-Brown
Fritz Rasp
Peachum
Valeska Gert
Mrs. Peachum
Lotte Lenya
Jenny
Hermann Thimig
The Vicar
Ernst Busch
The Street Singer
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. G.W. Pabst's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The 3 Penny Opera is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
