The 3 Penny Opera

1931 · directed by G.W. Pabst

Rating
75/100
Hit
no

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 Opera (1931), directed by G.W. Pabst, rates 75/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Rudolf Forster
  • Carola Neher
  • Reinhold Schünzel
  • Fritz Rasp
  • Valeska Gert
  • Lotte Lenya
  • Hermann Thimig
  • Ernst Busch
  • Vladimir Sokoloff
  • Paul Kemp

Crew

  • Fritz Arno Wagner — Director of Photography
  • Jean Oser — Editor
  • Béla Balázs — Screenplay
  • Ladislaus Vajda — Screenplay
  • Léo Lania — Screenplay

More from G.W. Pabst

  1. Diary of a Lost Girl (1929) — 85/100 · hit
  2. Pandora's Box (1929) — 83/100 · hit
  3. Westfront 1918 (1930) — 82/100 · hit
  4. Joyless Street (1925) — 69/100

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