The 3 Penny Opera (1931)
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'.
The 3 Penny OperaMusic, Crime
Cast
- Rudolf Forster — Mackie Messer
- Carola Neher — Polly
- Reinhold Schünzel — Tiger-Brown
- Fritz Rasp — Peachum
- Valeska Gert — Mrs. Peachum
- Lotte Lenya — Jenny
- Hermann Thimig — The Vicar
- Ernst Busch — The Street Singer
- Vladimir Sokoloff — Smith, the Jailer
- Paul Kemp — Mackie Messer's Gang Member
- Gustav Püttjer — Mackie Messer's Gang Member
- Oskar Höcker — Mackie Messer's Gang Member
Where to watch The 3 Penny Opera
HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max
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