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Let the fantasy take you far, far away... - The 3 Penny Opera
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Title: The 3 Penny Opera

Release Date: 18 Feb 1931

Runtime: 1h 52m

Genre: Music, Crime

Director: Nero-Film AG, Tobis Filmkunst

Production Companies: Nero-Film AG, Tobis Filmkunst

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'.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.1 (53 votes)

Cast

  • Mackie Messer: Rudolf Forster
  • Polly: Carola Neher
  • Tiger-Brown: Reinhold Schünzel
  • Peachum: Fritz Rasp
  • Mrs. Peachum: Valeska Gert
  • Jenny: Lotte Lenya
  • The Vicar: Hermann Thimig
  • The Street Singer: Ernst Busch
  • Smith, the Jailer: Vladimir Sokoloff
  • Mackie Messer's Gang Member: Paul Kemp
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