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The 3 Penny Opera

1931-02-18 · 112 min · ★ 7.1

Music · Crime

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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Directors
G.W. Pabst
Production companies
Nero-Film AG, Tobis Filmkunst
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Rudolf ForsterRudolf ForsterMackie Messer
Carola NeherCarola NeherPolly
Reinhold SchünzelReinhold SchünzelTiger-Brown
Fritz RaspFritz RaspPeachum
Valeska GertMrs. Peachum
Lotte LenyaLotte LenyaJenny
Hermann ThimigHermann ThimigThe Vicar
Ernst BuschThe Street Singer
Vladimir SokoloffVladimir SokoloffSmith, the Jailer
Paul KempPaul KempMackie Messer's Gang Member
Gustav PüttjerGustav PüttjerMackie Messer's Gang Member
Oskar HöckerMackie Messer's Gang Member
Krafft-RaschigMackie Messer's Gang Member
Herbert GrünbaumFilch
Sylvia TorffWhorehouse owner

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