The Three Penny Opera Movie Review 1962

Mack the Knife presides over an exciting world of thieves, murderers, beggars, prostitutes and corrupt officials in a seedy section of London. Based on the opera by Kurt Weill and Bertold Brecht, which was based on "The Beggar's Opera" by John Gay. Remake of "The Threepenny Opera" (1931).

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Available on VHS
Running time 124 minutes.
Originally from German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Musical Drama, Adapted from an Opera, London

Screenplay

Wolfgang Staudte

Cast

Curt Jurgens, Hildegarde Neff, Gert Frobe, June Ritchie, Lino Ventura, Sammy Davis

Cinematography

Roger Fellous

Director

Wolfgang Staudte

Music

Kurt Weill

Producer

Embassy Pictures