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The 3 Penny Opera

Original title: Die 3 Groschen-Oper
  • 19311931
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 52m
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7.3/10
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Die 3 Groschen-Oper (1931)
  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Drama
In London at the turn of the century, the bandit Mack the Knife marries Polly without the knowledge of her father, Peachum, the 'king of the beggars'.In London at the turn of the century, the bandit Mack the Knife marries Polly without the knowledge of her father, Peachum, the 'king of the beggars'.In London at the turn of the century, the bandit Mack the Knife marries Polly without the knowledge of her father, Peachum, the 'king of the beggars'.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Georg Wilhelm Pabst
  • Writers
    • Bertolt Brecht(story)
    • Léo Lania(manuscript)
    • Ladislaus Vajda(manuscript)
  • Stars
    • Rudolf Forster
    • Lotte Lenya
    • Carola Neher
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  • Director
    • Georg Wilhelm Pabst
  • Writers
    • Bertolt Brecht(story)
    • Léo Lania(manuscript)
    • Ladislaus Vajda(manuscript)
  • Stars
    • Rudolf Forster
    • Lotte Lenya
    • Carola Neher
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    • 27User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Die 3 Groschen-Oper (1931)
    Rudolf Forster in Die 3 Groschen-Oper (1931)
    Rudolf Forster, Carola Neher, and Reinhold Schünzel in Die 3 Groschen-Oper (1931)
    Rudolf Forster in Die 3 Groschen-Oper (1931)
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    Rudolf Forster in Die 3 Groschen-Oper (1931)
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    Rudolf Forster
    Rudolf Forster
    • Mackie Messeras Mackie Messer
    Lotte Lenya
    Lotte Lenya
    • Jennyas Jenny
    Carola Neher
    Carola Neher
    • Pollyas Polly
    Reinhold Schünzel
    Reinhold Schünzel
    • Tiger-Brownas Tiger-Brown
    Fritz Rasp
    Fritz Rasp
    • Peachumas Peachum
    Valeska Gert
    Valeska Gert
    • Frau Peachumas Frau Peachum
    Hermann Thimig
    Hermann Thimig
    • Der Pfarreras Der Pfarrer
    Ernst Busch
    Ernst Busch
    • Der Straßensängeras Der Straßensänger
    Vladimir Sokoloff
    Vladimir Sokoloff
    • Smithas Smith
    • (as Wladimir Sokolow)
    Paul Kemp
    Paul Kemp
    • Mackie Messers Platteas Mackie Messers Platte
    Gustav Püttjer
    • Mackie Messers Platteas Mackie Messers Platte
    Oskar Höcker
    • Mackie Messers Platteas Mackie Messers Platte
    Krafft-Raschig
    Krafft-Raschig
    • Mackie Messers Platteas Mackie Messers Platte
    • (as Kraft Raschig)
    Herbert Grünbaum
    • Filchas Filch
    Marcel Merminod
      Sylvia Torf
      Sylvia Torf
      • Brothel Owneras Brothel Owner
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Georg Wilhelm Pabst
      • Writers
        • Bertolt Brecht(story)
        • Léo Lania(manuscript)
        • Ladislaus Vajda(manuscript)
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      • Trivia
        The film was banned by the Nazi Party in 1933 and prints of the film were destroyed. The film was restored and reconstructed in the 1960s.
      • Quotes

        Peachum: You too wish to be part of this splendid occasion. You, poorest of the poor, who'd long ago have perished in the sewers of Turnbridge if I hadn't spent sleepless nights devising a way to wring a few pence out of your poverty. For I've shown that the rich of this world have no qualms about causing misery but can't bear the sight of it. They have hard hearts but weak nerves. Well, we won't spare their nerves today! By the thousands we'll tear at their nerves, for our rags do not conceal our wounds!

      • Connections
        Alternate-language version of L'opéra de quat'sous (1931)
      • Soundtracks
        Die Dreigroschenoper
        Composed by Kurt Weill

        Libretto by Bertolt Brecht

      User reviews27

      Review
      Top review
      A Classic and A Period Piece
      Those who acquired a taste for 1920s Berlin in 'Cabaret' ought to see this film inasmuch as it is the real thing. Lotte Lenya (Weill's wife in real life and the actress who played the evil Rosa Kleb in 'From Russia With Love') and Carola Neher (fled Hitler for the Soviet Union then betrayed by communism -- she died in a communist prison camp in 1942) each offer an unforgettable singing performance. Carola Neher's song alone is worth the price of admission -- she outclasses even Dietrich.
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      • Oct 4, 2001

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      • Release date
        • October 19, 1956 (East Germany)
      • Country of origin
        • Germany
      • Language
        • German
      • Also known as
        • Beggar's Opera
      • Filming locations
        • Staaken Studio, Germany
      • Production companies
        • Tobis Filmkunst
        • Nero-Film AG
        • Warner Bros.
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 52 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.20 : 1

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