prostitute,corruption,musical,victorian england,social satire,criminal underworld,stage play,beggar clan,brechtian theatre

The 3 Penny Opera (1931)

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

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 & Crew

Director
G.W. Pabst
  • Profile picture of Rudolf Forster
    Mackie Messer Rudolf Forster
  • Profile picture of Carola Neher
    Polly Carola Neher
  • Profile picture of Reinhold Schünzel
    Tiger-Brown Reinhold Schünzel
  • Profile picture of Fritz Rasp
    Peachum Fritz Rasp
  • Profile picture of Valeska Gert
    Mrs. Peachum Valeska Gert
  • Profile picture of Lotte Lenya
    Jenny Lotte Lenya
  • Profile picture of Hermann Thimig
    The Vicar Hermann Thimig
  • Profile picture of Ernst Busch
    The Street Singer Ernst Busch

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Keywords

  • prostitute
  • corruption
  • musical
  • victorian england
  • social satire
  • criminal underworld
  • stage play
  • beggar clan
  • brechtian theatre