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Die 3groschenoper = The 3 penny opera / [Warner Bros. Pictures ; in association with Tobis Filmkunst] ; Thomas J. Brandon presents ; produced by S. Nebenzahl ; screenplay by L©♭o Lania, Ladislaus Vajda and B©♭la Bal©Łzs ; directed by G. W. Pabst.

Pabst, G. W. (Georg Wilhelm), 1885-1967 (Added Author). Lania, Leo, 1896-1961 (Added Author). Vajda, Ladislao, 1906-1965 (Added Author). Balázs, Béla, 1884-1949 (Added Author). Nebenzal, Seymour. (Added Author). Brandon, Thomas. (Added Author). Lenya, Lotte. (Added Author). Forster, Rudolf, 1884-1968 (Added Author). Neher, Carola, 1900-1942 (Added Author). Schünzel, Reinhold, 1888-1954 (Added Author). Rasp, Fritz, 1891-1976 (Added Author). Gert, Valeska. (Added Author). Thimig, Hermann, 1890-1982 (Added Author). Busch, Ernst, 1900-1980 (Added Author). Sokoloff, Vladimir, 1889-1962 (Added Author). Wagner, Fritz Arno, 1894-1958 (Added Author). Oser, Hans. (Added Author). Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950 (Added Author). Andrejew, André, 1899-1966 (Added Author). Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 Dreigroschenoper. (Added Author). Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950 Dreigroschenoper. (Added Author). Gay, John, 1685-1732 Beggar's opera. (Added Author). Casparius, Hans. (Added Author). Térac, Solange. (Added Author). Mauprey, André. (Added Author). Préjean, Albert. (Added Author). Florelle, 1898-1974 (Added Author). Modot, Gaston, 1887-1970 (Added Author). Lion, Margo, 1899-1989 (Added Author). Bathrick, David. (Added Author). Rentschler, Eric. (Added Author). O'Brien, Charles, 1955- (Added Author). Rayns, Tony. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) (Added Author). Tobis Filmkunst GmbH. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). Lotte Lenya, Rudolph Forster, Carola Neher, Reinhold Sch©ơnzel, Fritz Rasp, Valeska Gert, Hermann Thimig, Ernst Busch, Vladimir Sokoloff. (Cast).

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 a palpable evocation of corruption and dread, set to Weill's irresistible score, The threepenny opera remains a benchmark of early sound cinema." -- container.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1934121835
  • ISBN: 9781934121832
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
  • Publisher: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1931.
Based on the play "Threepenny opera" by Bertolt Brecht which was based on John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera."
Special features: restored high-definition digital transfer ; audio commentary by scholars David Bathrick and Eric Rentschler ; archival introduction by stars Fritz Rasp and Ernst Busch ; documentary tracing The threepenny opera's journey from stage to screen ; Pabst's French language version of the film, L'op©♭ra de quat'sous, adapted by Solange T©♭rac with dialogue by Andr©♭ Mauprey, starring Albert Pr©♭jean, Florelle, Gaston Modot and Margo Lion ; a multimedia presentation by film scholar Charles O'Brien on the differences between the versions ; archival interview with Fritz Rasp ; galleries of production photos by Hans Casparius and production sketches by art director Andrej Andrejew ; a new essay by film critic Tony Rayns.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Photography, F.A. Wagner ; edited by Hans Oser ; music by Kurt Weill.
Participant or Performer Note:
Lotte Lenya, Rudolph Forster, Carola Neher, Reinhold Sch©ơnzel, Fritz Rasp, Valeska Gert, Hermann Thimig, Ernst Busch, Vladimir Sokoloff.
System Details Note:
DVD ; region 1 ; full scree presentation (aspect ratio 1.19:1) ; Dolby digital mono.
Language Note:
In German ; with optional English subtitles.
Subject: Gay, John, 1685-1732 > Film adaptations.
Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950 > Film adaptations.
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 > Film adaptations.
Criminals > England > London > History > 19th century > Drama.
Poor > England > London > History > 19th century > Drama.
Social conflict > Drama.
Soho (London, England) > Moral conditions > Drama.
Operas > Film adaptations.
Genre: Feature films.
Fantasy films.
Musical films.
Motion pictures, German.


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