The 3 Penny Opera poster

Let the fantasy take you far, far away...

The 3 Penny Opera

7.1 / 10 7.1 1931 1h 52m

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In London at the turn of the century, underworld kingpin Mack the Knife marries Polly Peachum without the knowledge of her father, the equally enterprising 'king of the beggars'.

Directed by G.W. Pabst

CAST

The people behind the story

Rudolf Forster

Rudolf ForsterMackie Messer

Carola Neher

Carola NeherPolly

Reinhold Schünzel

Reinhold SchünzelTiger-Brown

Fritz Rasp

Fritz RaspPeachum

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Valeska GertMrs. Peachum

Lotte Lenya

Lotte LenyaJenny

Hermann Thimig

Hermann ThimigThe Vicar

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Ernst BuschThe Street Singer