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The 3 Penny Opera
The 3 Penny Opera

The 3 Penny Opera

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

Genres

MusicCrime

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

18 February 1931

Country

Germany

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

Hermann Thimig

Hermann Thimig

The Vicar

Ernst Busch

Ernst Busch

The Street Singer

Vladimir Sokoloff

Vladimir Sokoloff

Smith, the Jailer

Paul Kemp

Paul Kemp

Mackie Messer's Gang Member

Gustav Püttjer

Gustav Püttjer

Mackie Messer's Gang Member

Oskar Höcker

Oskar Höcker

Mackie Messer's Gang Member

Krafft-Raschig

Krafft-Raschig

Mackie Messer's Gang Member

Herbert Grünbaum

Herbert Grünbaum

Filch

Sylvia Torff

Sylvia Torff

Whorehouse owner

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