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In 19th century London, Macheath — known as Mackie Messer ("Mack the Knife") — is a Soho crime lord whose former lover is Jenny, a prostitute in a brothel on Turnbridge Street. On first meeting Polly Peachum, however, he persuades her to marry him.
Three Penny Opera: Directed by Wolfgang Staudte. With Curd Jürgens, Hildegard Knef, Gert Fröbe, Hilde Hildebrand. The Gangster Macheath secretly marries the daughter of beggar king Peachum. When Peachum finds out, he instructs the police chief Brown to arrest and hang Macheath.
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- Drama, Musical
- Wolfgang Staudte
- 1968-02-21
The Threepenny Opera: Directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst. With Rudolf Forster, Albert Préjean, Florelle, Carola Neher. The Gangster Macheath secretly marries the daughter of beggar king Peachum.
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- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Georg Wilhelm Pabst
- 1933-12-08
Set in the impoverished back alleys of Victorian London, The Threepenny Opera follows underworld antihero Mackie Messer (a.k.a. Mack the Knife) as he tries to woo Polly Peachum and elude the authorities.
- Mackie Messer
Set in Victorian London, the play focuses on Macheath, an amoral antihero who leads a criminal gang, committing robbery, arson, rape and murder. Macheath ("Mackie," or "Mack the Knife") marries Polly Peachum. This displeases her father, who controls the beggars of London, and he endeavours to have Macheath hanged.
Watch The Threepenny Opera with a subscription on Max. The satiric 1928 Brecht-Weill stage production formed the basis for this tale of a daring turn-of-the-century gangster.
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- Musical
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