Die 3groschenoper = The threepenny 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 its palpable evocation of corruption and dread, set to Weill's musical score, this fil...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Dreigroschenoper (Motion picture : 1931)
Main Author:	Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950 (Composer)
Other Authors:	Lania, Leo, 1896-1961 (Screenwriter), Vajda, Ladislaus, 1877-1933 (Screenwriter), Balázs, Béla, 1884-1949 (Screenwriter), Forster, Rudolf, 1884-1968 (Singer, Actor), Neher, Carola, 1900-1942 (Singer, Actor), Schünzel, Reinhold, 1888-1954 (Singer, Actor), Rasp, Fritz, 1891-1976 (Singer, Actor), Gert, Valeska (Singer, Actor), Lenya, Lotte (Singer, Actor), Thimig, Hermann, 1890-1982 (Singer, Actor), Busch, Ernst, 1900-1980 (Singer, Actor), Sokoloff, Vladimir, 1889-1962 (Singer, Actor), Wagner, Fritz Arno, 1894-1958 (director of photography.), Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 (Librettist), Gay, John, 1685-1732
Format:	Video
Language:	German
Language Notes:	Sung in German with English subtitles.
Published:	[Germany] : [Nero-Film], [1931]
Subjects:	Soho (London, England) > Moral conditions > Drama. Antiheroes > Drama. Criminals > Drama. Poor > Drama. Social conflict > Drama. London (England) > Social life and customs > 19th century > Drama. Weill, Kurt, > 1900-1950. Gay, John, > 1685-1732. Brecht, Bertolt, > 1898-1956. Moral conditions. Antiheroes. Criminals. Manners and customs. England > London > Soho. England > London. Poor. Social conflict. 1800-1899 Opera films. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Feature films. Drama. Musical films. Motion pictures, German. Films d'opéra. Foreign films. Internet videos. Adaptations cinématographiques. Films de fiction.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)

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Summary:	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 musical score, this film remains a benchmark of early sound cinema.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in Berlin in 1931. Based on the play "Threepenny opera" by Bertolt Brecht which was based on John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera."
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 110 min.) : sound, black and white
Production Credits:	Photography, F.A. Wagner ; edited by Hans Oser.