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The Threepenny Opera

Die 3 Groschen-Oper

1931·104 min·DE
Director: G.W. Pabst
MusicDramaCrime

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'.

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

Albert Préjean

Albert Préjean

Mackie

Florelle

Florelle

Polly Peachum

Jacques Henley

Jacques Henley

Tiger Brown

Gaston Modot

Gaston Modot

Jeremiah Peachum

Margo Lion

Margo Lion

Jenny

Antonin Artaud

Antonin Artaud

Un mendiant

L

Lucy de Matha

Mme. Peachum

Vladimir Sokoloff

Vladimir Sokoloff

Smith

Bill Bocket

Bill Bocket

Hermann Thimig

Hermann Thimig

Roger Gaillard

Roger Gaillard

Crew

Kurt Weill

composer

Fritz Arno Wagner

cinematographer

Léo Lania

writer

Bertolt Brecht

writer

Ladislaus Vajda

writer

Béla Balázs

writer

André Mauprey

writer

Solange Térac

writer

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