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    The 3 Penny Opera

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    German poster of the movie The 3 Penny Opera
    Die 3 Groschen-Oper
    Germany
    1931     Musical comedy-drama    
    1h 52min
    Original language: German

    In London, rascal Mackie Messer is 'king of the thieves' and an irresistible pimp. When he meets Polly Peachum on the street, he invites her for a drink and they soon marry. When Polly's father Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum a.k.a. 'the king of the beggars' learns about the marriage of his daughter, he presses the chief of police Jackie "Tiger" Brown to arrest his friend Mackie.

    Directed byGeorg Wilhelm Pabst
    Written byBertolt Brecht

    Starring

    Rudolf Forster
    Carola Neher
    Lotte Lenya
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