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  • The Threepenny Opera (1931)
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    104 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Threepenny Opera (1931)
Not Rated
104 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The Gangster Macheath secretly marries the daughter of beggar king Peachum. When Peachum finds out, he instructs the police chief Brown to arrest and hang Macheath. If not, all the beggars of Soho will disturb the upcoming coronation.
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Director
Georg Wilhelm Pabst (as G.W. Pabst)
Writers
Bertolt Brecht (story) (as Brecht) (play "Die Dreigroschenoper") (as Brecht) | Léo Lania (manuscript) (as Lania) (adaptation) | Ladislaus Vajda (manuscript) (as Vajda) (adaptation) | Béla Balázs (manuscript) (as Balazs) (adaptation) & 3 more
Producer
Seymour Nebenzal (as S. Nebenzahl)
Composer
Cinematographer
Fritz Arno Wagner (as F.A. Wagner)
Editor
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Status
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Updated May 3, 1931

Release date
Dec 8, 1933 (United States)
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Cast

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29 cast members
Name Known for
Rudolf Forster
Mackie Messer Mackie Messer   See fewer
Florelle
Polly Peachum (as Mlle. Florelle) Polly Peachum (as Mlle. Florelle)   See fewer
Gaston Modot
Peachum Peachum   See fewer
Reinhold Schünzel
Tiger-Brown Tiger-Brown   See fewer
Margo Lion
Jenny Jenny   See fewer
Fritz Rasp
Peachum Peachum   See fewer
Valeska Gert
Frau Peachum Frau Peachum   See fewer
Vladimir Sokoloff
Smith (as Wladimir Sokoloff) Smith (as Wladimir Sokoloff)   See fewer
Lotte Lenya
Jenny (as Lotte Lenja) Jenny (as Lotte Lenja)   See fewer
Lucy de Matha
Mme Peachum Mme Peachum   See fewer
Jacques Henley
Tiger Brown Tiger Brown   See fewer
Bill Bocket
Chanteur de rues (as Bill-Bocketts) Chanteur de rues (as Bill-Bocketts)   See fewer
Ernst Busch
Der Straßensänger Der Straßensänger   See fewer
Hermann Thimig
Pasteur Pasteur   See fewer
Antonin Artaud
Nouveau mendant Nouveau mendant   See fewer
Roger Gaillard
Mendiant (as Gaillard) Mendiant (as Gaillard)   See fewer
Paul Kemp
Mackie Messers Platte Mackie Messers Platte   See fewer
Marie-Antoinette Buzet
Fille à Turnbridge Fille à Turnbridge   See fewer
Gustav Püttjer
Mackie Messers Platte Mackie Messers Platte   See fewer
Oskar Höcker
Mackie Messers Platte Mackie Messers Platte   See fewer
Krafft-Raschig
Mackie Messers Platte (as Kraft Raschig) Mackie Messers Platte (as Kraft Raschig)   See fewer
Sylvia Torf
Brothel Owner (uncredited) Brothel Owner (uncredited)   See fewer
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