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The 3penny opera

"Macheath, the most notorious criminal and ladies' man in Victorian London, presides over an exciting world of thieves, murderers, beggars, prostitutes, and corrupt officials. ... Mack carries things too far when he marries innocent Polly Peachum"--Accompanying card.

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  • "Drei groschen oper"
  • "3-penny opera"
  • "G.W. Pabst's The threepenny opera"
  • "Drei-Groschenoper"
  • "Drei-Groschen-Oper"
  • "Opéra de quat'sous"
  • "Die 3 groschen oper"
  • "Threepenny Opera"
  • "3groschenoper"
  • "Three Penny opera"
  • "3 penny opera"
  • "3 penny opera"@en
  • "Drei groschen Oper"
  • "Dreigroschenoper"
  • "Dreigroschenoper"@en
  • "Threepenny opera (Pel·lícula cinematogràfica)"
  • "Threepenny opera"
  • "Threepenny opera"@en
  • "Drei Groschen Oper"
  • "Three-penny opera"
  • "Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's The threepenny opera"
  • "Three penny opera"@en
  • "Three penny opera"
  • "3 Penny opera"
  • "3 Groschen Oper"
  • "Drei Groschenoper"
  • "Beggar's Opera, Die Dreigroschenoper, The Threepenny Opera"

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  • "G.W. Pabst's great classic film of Kurt Weill's opera tells the story of a womanising gentleman thief, Mack the Knife, and is set in Victorian London."
  • "Lenya plays prostitute Jenny Brown, and Forster is Mack the Knife in this musical fantasy of crime and sex in the Soho underground of the 1890's."
  • "Based on Brecht's play, adapted from John Gay's Beggar's opera, the story concerns the life and times of Mackie Messer, the leader of a band of criminals, his marriage to Polly Peachum, and eventual reconciliation, through business, with Polly's father, London's Beggar King."
  • ""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"--Container."
  • ""Macheath, the most notorious criminal and ladies' man in Victorian London, presides over an exciting world of thieves, murderers, beggars, prostitutes, and corrupt officials. ... Mack carries things too far when he marries innocent Polly Peachum"--Accompanying card."@en
  • "Social satire set in Victorian London in which both government and underworld are protrayed as amoral and polluted by economic and political chaos. Polly Peachum, daughter of the king of the beggars, with the help of Mackie Messer and his gang, opens a bank in the belief that legal thievery is more profitable than larceny. In the end, Polly's father, Mackie, and the corrupt police commissioner become partners in the bank and mainstays of society."
  • ""The gangster Macheath 'marries' Polly Peachum, whose father is boss of London's beggars; flees Peachum's wrath; is betrayed by the whore Jenny, captured, and imprisoned; escapes; is recaptured, taken to the gallows, and miraculously reprieved"--Drew, David. Kurt Weill: A handbook (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987), p. 194."
  • "A film concerning the underworld of 1890's London. There a dashing thief called "Mack the Knife" gets away with robbery on a daily basis until he marries the daughter of Soho's "Beggar King". When the outraged king sends a force of crooked cops after Mack, the bandit must run for his life."
  • "Curious musical fantasy of crime and sex set in 19th century London. The story of Macheath, a well-known criminal, who marries Polly, daughter of the "king" of the beggars. The outraged beggar reports Macheath to the police, and he is sent to jail. Macheath faces execution but is saved by a pardon from the queen."
  • "The story of Macheath, a well-known criminal, who marries Polly, daughter of the "king" of the beggars. The outraged beggar reports Macheath to the police, and he is sent to jail. Macheath faces execution but is saved by a pardon from the queen."
  • "Conté dos DVD amb les dues versions, una alemanya (Die 3 Groschenoper) i l'altra francesa (L'Ópera de Quat'Sous) de la pel·lícula cinematogràfica estrenada el 1931 amb el nom de The Threepenny Opera (La Ópera de tres peniques)."
  • "The story concerns the life and times of Mackie Messer the leader of a band of criminals, his marriage to Polly Peachum, and eventual reconciliation, through business, with Polly's father, London's Beggar King."
  • "Lenya plays prostitute Jenny Brown, and Forster is Mack the Knife in this musical fantasy of crime and sex in the Soho underworld of the 1890's."
  • "Lenya plays prostitute Jenny Brown, and Forster is Mack the Knife in this musical fantasy of crime and sex in the Soho underworld of the 1890's."@en
  • "German film reconstructed in the 1960s, years after the Nazis destroyed the original negative. Combines realism and expressionism for a biting satire of "respectable" society. Set in Victorian London in which both government and underworld are portrayed as amoral and polluted by economic and political chaos. A dashing thief called Mack the Knife gets away with robbery on a daily basis until he marries Polly Peachum, daughter of the king of the beggars. When the outraged king sends a force of crooked cops after Mack, the bandit must run for his life. Favorites from Weill's music score include Moritat, which became the 1957 pop hit Mack the Knife, and Pirate Jenny."
  • "The story of Macheath, a well-known criminal, who marries Polly, daughter of the "king" of the beggars, Peachum. The outraged Peachum reports Macheath to the police, and he is sent to jail. Macheath faces execution but is saved by a pardon from the queen."@en
  • ""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. With a palpable evocation of corruption and dread, set to Weill's irresistible score, The threepenny opera remains a benchmark of early sound cinema."--Container."
  • "The story of Macheath, a well-known criminal, who marries Polly, daughter of the "king" of the beggars, Peachum. The outraged Peachum reports Macheath to the police, and he is sent to jail. Macheath faces execution but is saved by a pardon from the queen."
  • "Satire musicale adaptée de la pièce "L'Opéra de Quat'sous" de Bertolt Brecht, elle-même une adaptation du "Beggars Opera" de John Gay (1728), racontant comment Mackie, roi de la pègre londonnienne vers 1900 et ami du chef de police, a épousé secrètement Polly Peachum, fille du roi des mendiants. Ce dernier apprenant la nouvelle avec colère, provoque une manifestation des mendiants pour faire arrêter Mackie. Interprété par Rudolf Foerster, Carole Nehr et Lotte Lenya."
  • "The first filmed version of the Brecht-Weill play about Mack the Knife, based on John Gay's The beggar's opera."
  • "Mack the Knife presides over an exciting world of thieves, murderers, beggars, prostitutes and corrupt officials in this musical satire on German society in the early 1930's."
  • "Set in an imaginary London in the 1890s, this musical social satire features 3 rogues--the leader of a gang of criminals, the king of the beggars, and the corrupt London police chief--who end up becoming bankers, pillars of society indulging in lawful robberies rather than illegal activities."
  • "Social satire set in Victorian London in which both government and underworld are portrayed as amoral and polluted by economic and political chaos. Polly Peachum, daughter of the king of the beggars, with the help of Mackie Messer and his gang, opens a bank in the belief that legal thievery is more profitable than larceny. In the end, Polly's father, Mackie, and the corrupt police commissioner become partners in the bank and mainstays of society. The American release version was dubbed into English, and has interpolated scenes with the Ballad Singer played by Sammy Davis."@en
  • ""Musical fantasy of crime and sex in the Soho underworld of the 1890's"--External container."
  • "Underworld petty criminal Mackie Messer (a.k.a., Mack the Knife) eludes authorities while trying to win Polly Peachum's heart."
  • "The story involves the charismatic Macheath, known as "Mack the Knife" and the complications which arise when he weds Polly Peachum, the daughter of "London's Beggar King" a sort of pimp of the destitute."
  • "The story involves the charismatic Macheath, known as "Mack the Knife" and the complications which arise when he weds Polly Peachum, the daughter of "London's Beggar King" a sort of pimp of the destitute."@en
  • "Social satire set in Victorian London in which both government and underworld are portrayed as amoral and polluted by economic and political chaos. Polly Peachum, daughter of the king of the beggars, with the help of Mackie Messer and his gang, opens a bank in the belief that legal thievery is more profitable than larceny. In the end, Polly's father, Mackie, and the corrupt police commissioner become partners in the bank and mainstays of society."@en
  • "Social satire set in Victorian London in which both government and underworld are portrayed as amoral and polluted by economic and political chaos. Polly Peachum, daughter of the king of the beggars, with the help of Mackie Messer and his gang, opens a bank in the belief that legal thievery is more profitable than larceny. In the end, Polly's father, Mackie, and the corrupt police commissioner become partners in the bank and mainstays of society."
  • "First filmed version of the drama about Mack the Knife, and his beggar bride, played by Lenya."
  • "Adaption of Brecht's satire concerning the goings on among underworld characters and the police in Victorian England."@en
  • "The story of Macheath, a well-known criminal, who marries Polly, daughter of the "King" of the beggars, Peachum. The outraged Peachum reports Macheath to the police, and he is sent to jail. Macheath faces execution, but is saved by a pardon from the queen."
  • "The story of Macheath, a well-known criminal, who marries Polly, daughter of the "King" of the beggars, Peachum. The outraged Peachum reports Macheath to the police, and he is sent to jail. Macheath faces execution but is saved by a pardon from the queen."
  • "A musical comedy about the life of underworld characters in London at the end of the nineteenth century."
  • "The sly melodies of composer Kurt Weill and the daring of dramatist Bertolt Brecht come together on-screen under the direction of German auteur G. W. Pabst (Pandora's Box) in this classic adaptation of the Weimar-era theatrical sensation. 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. With its palpable evocation of corruption and dread, set to Weill's irresistible score, The Threepenny Opera remains a benchmark of early sound cinema."
  • ""Macheath, genannt Mackie Messer, heiratet Polly, die Tochter des Londoner Bettlerkönigs Peachum. Dieser will seine Tochter nicht hergeben und erpresst den Polizeichef Tiger-Brown, seinen Schwiegersohn zu verhaften. Zwar wird Macheath von seiner eifersüchtigen Freundin Jenny verraten, doch am Ende erkennen Macheath, Peachum und Tiger-Brown, dass sie einander brauchen. Denn: "Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral." "--Filmportal.de."
  • ""Musical fantasy of crime and sex in the Soho underworld of the 1890's.""
  • "Mack, a notorious London bandit, marries the innocent Polly Peachum without her father's knowledge."
  • "A film concerning the underworld of 1890's London. There, a dashing thief called "Mack the Knife" gets away with robbery on a daily basis until he marries the daughter of Soho's "Beggar King." When the outraged king sends a force of crooked cops after Mack, the bandit must run for his life."

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  • "Feature"
  • "History"@en
  • "History"
  • "Films"
  • "Operas"
  • "Opera films"
  • "Opera films"@en
  • "Adaptations"
  • "Fantasy"
  • "Drama"@en
  • "Drama"
  • "Adaptation"
  • "Fiction films"@en
  • "Fiction films"
  • "Llargmetratges"
  • "Foreign language films"
  • "Foreign films"
  • "Musical"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Features"
  • "Theaterstück"
  • "Motion pictures, German"
  • "German films"
  • "Feature films"
  • "Feature films"@en
  • "DVD-Video"
  • "Film adaptations"
  • "Film adaptations"@en
  • "Musical films"
  • "Musical films"@en
  • "Filmed operas"
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  • "The 3penny opera"@en
  • "Die 3 Groschen-oper"
  • "Die 3-Groschen-Oper [frei nach dem Bühnenstück "Die Dreigroschenoper" (1928) von Bertold Brecht und Kurt Weill]"
  • "Dreigroschenoper (Pel·lícula cinematogràfica)"
  • "Die 3 Groschen Oper = The 3 penny opera"
  • "Die 3 groschenoper The 3 penny opera"
  • "Die 3 Groschenoper The 3 penny opera"
  • "The three penny opera"@en
  • "The three penny opera"
  • "Dreigroschenoper"
  • "Die 3groschenoper The 3 penny opera"
  • "Threepenny opera (1931)"
  • "Die 3 Groschen-Oper"
  • "Three penny opera"
  • "Die 3 Groschenoper"
  • "Die 3 Groschen Oper The 3 penny opera"
  • "Die 3 Groschen Oper The 3 penny opera"@en
  • "The 3 Groschen Oper"
  • "Die 3-groschenoper = The 3-penny opera"
  • "Die 3 groschen oper The three penny opera"
  • "Die 3groschenoper The threepenny opera"
  • "The three-penny opera = Dreigroschenoper"
  • "Die 3 groschen Oper The 3 penny opera"
  • "Die 3 Groschen oper"
  • "Dreigroschenoper (Motion picture : 1962)"@en
  • "Die 3groschenoper The 3penny opera"
  • "Die 3 groschen oper the 3 penny opera"
  • "Die 3 Groschen oper The 3 penny opera"
  • "Drei Groschen Oper"
  • "Die 3-Groschen-Oper"
  • "Die 3 groschen oper The Threepenny opera"
  • "The threepenny opera"
  • "Die 3 groschen oper The 3 penny opera"
  • "Dreigroschenoper (Film)"
  • "Dreigroschenoper (Film cinématographique)"
  • "Die 3groschenoper = The threepenny opera"
  • "Die 3 Groschen-Oper 3 Penny opera"
  • "Die 3 groschen-oper The threepenny opera"
  • "Die 3groschenoper"
  • "The 3 penny opera"@en
  • "The 3 penny opera"
  • "Die 3 groschenoper the 3 penny opera"
  • "The Three penny opera"@en
  • "The Three penny opera"
  • "Dreigroschenoper (Motion picture : 1931)"@en
  • "Dreigroschenoper (Motion picture : 1931)"
  • "3 Groschen Oper (Motion picture)"

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