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The 3 Penny Opera AKA Die Dreigroschenoper Criterion Rare LaserDisc Drama

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The (Die Dreigroschenoper) 3-Penny Opera

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1139L )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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Best Version on LaserDisc
Spoken Language: German
English Subtitles
Simultaneous English Audio Translation
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The (Die Dreigroschenoper) 3-Penny Opera
1931 - 110 min. - Black and White
Genre: Drama
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Filmmaker G.W. Pabst's adaptation of Bertoldt Brecht and Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera (Die Dreisgoschenoper) is every bit as good as the stage original, and sometimes even better. Filmed in both German and French versions with different casts (a planned English-language version was abandoned), Threepenny is most readily available today in its German incarnation. Rudolf Forster stars as robber captain MacHeath -- aka Mackie Messer, or Mack the Knife -- who falls in love with Polly (Carola Neher), daughter of beggar king Peachum (Fritz Rasp). Despising MacHeath, Peachum plots the thief's downfall with his best friend, corrupt police official Tiger Brown (Reinhold Schunzel). The satirical "happy ending" of the original -- MacHeath, en route to the gallows, suddenly and without motivation promoted to knighthood! -- is altered somewhat by Pabst and his scenarists to accommodate a swipe against Depression-era bankers. Lotte Lenya, Weill's wife, brilliantly repeats her stage role as Pirate Jenny. Stylistically, Threepenny Opera is a Georg Grosz drawing come to life; despite its 1890s London setting, the film's calculatedly tawdry veneer is clearly meant to represent the wide-open Berlin of the 1930s. For the record: the French version of Threepenny Opera starred Albert Prejean as MacHeath. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Cast for The (Die Dreigroschenoper) 3-Penny Opera

Rudolf Forster as Mackie Messer
Carola Neher as Polly Peachum
Margo Lion as Jenny
Lotte Lenya as Jenny
Albert Préjean as Mackie Messer
Ernst Busch as Street-Singer

Feature Details

Title: The (Die Dreigroschenoper) 3-Penny Opera
Feature Release Date: 1931
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated
Color: Black and White
Runtime: 110 Minutes
Chapters: 22
Picture: Academy Ratio
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Technical Details

Catalog Number: CC1139L
UPC: 715515001199
ISBN: 0931393787
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Collection: Criterion Collection
Publisher: Criterion

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Subtitle Language: English
Spoken Language: German
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: CC1139L
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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Rare LaserDisc

Near-Mint LaserDisc and Jacket with light edge-wear

The (Die Dreigroschenoper) 3-Penny Opera

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1139L )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Spoken Language: German
English Subtitles
Simultaneous English Audio Translation
LaserDisc

The (Die Dreigroschenoper) 3-Penny Opera
1931 - 110 min. - Black and White
Genre: Drama
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Filmmaker G.W. Pabst's adaptation of Bertoldt Brecht and Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera (Die Dreisgoschenoper) is every bit as good as the stage original, and sometimes even better. Filmed in both German and French versions with different casts (a planned English-language version was abandoned), Threepenny is most readily available today in its German incarnation. Rudolf Forster stars as robber captain MacHeath -- aka Mackie Messer, or Mack the Knife -- who falls in love with Polly (Carola Neher), daughter of beggar king Peachum (Fritz Rasp). Despising MacHeath, Peachum plots the thief's downfall with his best friend, corrupt police official Tiger Brown (Reinhold Schunzel). The satirical "happy ending" of the original -- MacHeath, en route to the gallows, suddenly and without motivation promoted to knighthood! -- is altered somewhat by Pabst and his scenarists to accommodate a swipe against Depression-era bankers. Lotte Lenya, Weill's wife, brilliantly repeats her stage role as Pirate Jenny. Stylistically, Threepenny Opera is a Georg Grosz drawing come to life; despite its 1890s London setting, the film's calculatedly tawdry veneer is clearly meant to represent the wide-open Berlin of the 1930s. For the record: the French version of Threepenny Opera starred Albert Prejean as MacHeath. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Cast for The (Die Dreigroschenoper) 3-Penny Opera

Rudolf Forster as Mackie Messer
Carola Neher as Polly Peachum
Margo Lion as Jenny
Lotte Lenya as Jenny
Albert Préjean as Mackie Messer
Ernst Busch as Street-Singer

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