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Three Penny Opera: Directed by Wolfgang Staudte. With Curd Jürgens, Hildegard Knef, Gert Fröbe, Hilde Hildebrand. The Gangster Macheath secretly marries the daughter of beggar king Peachum. When Peachum finds out, he instructs the police chief Brown to arrest and hang Macheath.
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- Drama, Musical
- Wolfgang Staudte
- 1968-02-21
The Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper [diː dʁaɪˈɡʁɔʃn̩ˌʔoːpɐ]) is a German "play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, The Beggar's Opera, and four ballads by François Villon, with music by Kurt Weill.
Sep 9, 2023 · THE THREEPENNY OPERA ... 1962 Topics Curd Jurgens, Hidegarde Knef, June Ritchie, Gert Frobe, Hilde Hilderbrand, Lino Ventura. THE THREEPENNY OPERA.
The credits of The Threepenny Opera are full of illustrious names: Brecht, Weill, Pabst; the great Lotte Lenya, who originated her role of “Jenny” on stage; Rudolf Forster and Carola Neher as Macheath and Polly; Pabst regulars Fritz Rasp and Valeska Gert as Peachum and his wife.
Based on the opera Die Dreigroschenoper , book and libretto by Berthold Brecht, music by Kurt Weill (Berlin, 13 Oct 1928), which was based on the play The Beggars's Opera by John Gay (London, 29 Jan 1728).
- Wolfgang Staudte
- Sammy Davis Jr.
Three Penny Opera (1963) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Three Penny Opera ★★ Die Dreigroschenoper 1962. Mack the Knife presides over an exciting world of thieves, murderers, beggars, prostitutes and corrupt officials in a seedy section of London. Based on the opera by Kurt Weill and Bertold Brecht, which was based on “The Beggar's Opera” by John Gay.
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