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The 3 penny opera = Die 3groschenoper

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 Schünzel, 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.

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  • ISBN: 9781934121832
  • ISBN: 1934121835
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
    videodisc
  • 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'opéra de quat'sous, adapted by Solange Térac with dialogue by André Mauprey, starring Albert Préjean, 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 Schünzel, Fritz Rasp, Valeska Gert, Hermann Thimig, Ernst Busch, Vladimir Sokoloff.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC ; region 1 ; full screen presentation (aspect ratio 1.19:1) ; Dolby digital mono.
Language Note:
In German ; with optional English subtitles.
Subject: Gay, John 1685-1732 Television adaptations
Gay, John 1685-1732 Film adaptations
Weill, Kurt 1900-1950 Television adaptations
Weill, Kurt 1900-1950 Film adaptations
Brecht, Bertolt 1898-1956 Television adaptations
Brecht, Bertolt 1898-1956 Film adaptations
Criminals England London History 19th century Drama
Poor England London History 19th century Drama
Social conflict Drama
Operas Television adaptations
Operas Film adaptations
Motion pictures, German
Foreign films Germany
Foreign films
Soho (London, England) Moral conditions Drama
Genre: Fiction films.
Musical films.
Feature films.
Musical films.
Fantasy films.
Adaptation -- Feature.
Musical -- Feature.
Fantasy -- Feature.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at SPARK Libraries.

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