| Description |
1 videorecording (110 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 12 in. |
| Note |
German dialogue, English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Rudolph Forster, Carola Neher, Lotte Lenya, Fritz Rasp. |
| Credits |
Director, G.W. Pabst ; screenplay, Leo Lania, Ladislas Vajda, Bela Balazc ; photography, F.A. Wagner ; music, Kurt Weil. |
| Note |
Originally released in 1931 as a motion picture. |
| System Details |
VHS format. |
| Note |
Adapted from the play by Bertolt Brecht. |
| Summary |
" ... Brecht's masterpiece based on John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, with Weill's ... score ... [a] musical fantasy of crime and sex in the Soho underworld of the 1890's."--Container. |
| Subject |
Musical films.
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Feature films.
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| Genre/Form |
Musical films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Film adaptations.
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| Added Author |
Forster, Rudolf, 1884-1968.
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Neher, Carola.
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Rasp, Fritz, 1891-1976.
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Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950.
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Lenya, Lotte.
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Pabst, G. W. (Georg Wilhelm), 1885-1967.
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Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.
Dreigroschenoper.
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| Added Title |
Three penny opera |
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3 penny opera |
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