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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
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.
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The Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper [diː dʁaɪˈɡʁɔʃn̩ˌʔoːpɐ]) is a German "play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, The Beggar's Opera, and four ballads by François Villon, with music by Kurt Weill. Although there is debate as to ...
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Film Details. Based on the opera Die Dreigroschenoper , book and libretto by Berthold Brecht, music by Kurt Weill (Berlin, 13 Oct 1928), which was based on the play The Beggars's Opera by John Gay (London, 29 Jan 1728).
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The Threepenny Opera. 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...
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