The 3 Penny Opera (1931)

Name: The 3 Penny Opera
Genre: Music, Crime
Released: 1931
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Rudolf Forster, Carola Neher, Reinhold Schünzel, Fritz Rasp, Valeska Gert

1h 52m Germany

Music Crime

Plot

Set in early 20th-century London, the story revolves around Mack the Knife, a charismatic criminal mastermind who secretly weds Polly Peachum. Unbeknownst to them, Polly's father is none other than the formidable 'king of the beggars,' who rules the city’s impoverished underbelly. As the tension mounts between Mack and Polly's father, the couple navigates a world filled with deceit, ambition, and social intrigue, revealing the complex interplay of love and power in a gritty urban landscape.

Cast

Rudolf Forster Carola Neher Reinhold Schünzel Fritz Rasp Valeska Gert Lotte Lenya Hermann Thimig Ernst Busch Vladimir Sokoloff Paul Kemp Gustav Püttjer Oskar Höcker Krafft-Raschig Herbert Grünbaum Sylvia Torff