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The 3 Penny Opera( 1931)

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

Overview

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'.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Rudolf Forster

      Mackie Messer

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      Carola Neher

      Polly

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      Reinhold Schünzel

      Tiger-Brown

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      Fritz Rasp

      Peachum

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      Valeska Gert

      Mrs. Peachum

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      Lotte Lenya

      Jenny

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      Hermann Thimig

      The Vicar

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      Ernst Busch

      The Street Singer

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      Vladimir Sokoloff

      Smith, the Jailer

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      Paul Kemp

      Mackie Messer's Gang Member

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      Gustav Püttjer

      Mackie Messer's Gang Member

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      Oskar Höcker

      Mackie Messer's Gang Member

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      Krafft-Raschig

      Mackie Messer's Gang Member

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      Herbert Grünbaum

      Filch

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      Sylvia Torff

      Whorehouse owner

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • prostitute
    • corruption
    • musical
    • victorian england
    • social satire
    • criminal underworld
    • stage play
    • beggar clan
    • brechtian theatre