Die 3 groschenoper : The 3 penny opera /

"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,...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Dreigroschenoper (Motion picture : 1931)
Corporate Author:	Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Pabst, G. W. (Georg Wilhelm), 1885-1967, Lania, Leo, 1896-1961, Vajda, Ladislao, 1906-1965, Balázs, Béla, 1884-1949, Nebenzal, Seymour, Lenya, Lotte, Forster, Rudolf, 1884-1968, Neher, Carola, 1900-1942, Schünzel, Reinhold, 1888-1954, Rasp, Fritz, 1891-1976, Gert, Valeska, Thimig, Hermann, 1890-1982, Busch, Ernst, 1900-1980, Sokoloff, Vladimir, 1889-1962, Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956, Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950, Gay, John, 1685-1732
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	German
Language Notes:	In German with optional English subtitles.
Published:	[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2007]
Series:	Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 405.
Subjects:	Gay, John, > 1685-1732 > Film adaptations. Weill, Kurt, > 1900-1950 > Film adaptations. Brecht, Bertolt, > 1898-1956 > Film adaptations. Criminals > England > London > History > 19th century > Drama. Poor > England > London > History > 19th century > Drama. Social conflict > Drama. Soho (London, England) > Moral conditions > Drama. Operas > Film adaptations. Musical films. Fantasy films. Feature films.