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The 3 Penny Opera

7.119311h 52mMovieMusicCrime

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'.

DirectorG.W. Pabst
WritersBertolt Brecht·Béla Balázs
ProducerSeymour Nebenzal

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Cast · Directed by G.W. Pabst

RFRudolf Forster
Rudolf Forster
Mackie Messer
CNCarola Neher
Carola Neher
Polly
RSReinhold Schünzel
Reinhold Schünzel
Tiger-Brown
FRFritz Rasp
Fritz Rasp
Peachum
VG
Valeska Gert
Mrs. Peachum
LLLotte Lenya
Lotte Lenya
Jenny
HTHermann Thimig
Hermann Thimig
The Vicar
EB
Ernst Busch
The Street Singer
VSVladimir Sokoloff
Vladimir Sokoloff
Smith, the Jailer
PKPaul Kemp
Paul Kemp
Mackie Messer's Gang Member
GPGustav Püttjer
Gustav Püttjer
Mackie Messer's Gang Member
OH
Oskar Höcker
Mackie Messer's Gang Member

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The 3 Penny Opera — streaming FAQ

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