| Description |
2 videodiscs (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 cm.). |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 405 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 405.
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| System Details |
DVD ; aspect ratio 1.19:1 |
| Cast |
Rudolph Forster, Carola Neher, Lotte Lenya, Fritz Rasp, Valeska Gert, Reinhold Schünzel. |
| Credits |
Photography, F.A. Wagner; settings, Andrej Andrejew; musical direction, Theo Mackeben. Videodisc produced by Isaac Mizrahi. |
| Note |
Originally produced as motion picture in 1931. Original negative and many prints destroyed by Nazis; reconstructed and restored by Thomas Brandon helped by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and reissued in 1960. |
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Adapted from the play by Bertolt Brecht. |
| Summary |
Mackie Messer, also known as Mack the Knife, tries to escape the police, and woo Polly against her father's wishes. |
| Language |
In German with English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 -- Film adaptations.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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| Added Author |
Lania, Leo, 1896-1961.
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Balázs, Béla, 1884-1949.
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Vadja, Ladislaus.
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Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950.
Dreigroschenoper.
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Pabst, G. W. (Georg Wilhelm), 1885-1967.
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Forster, Rudolf, 1884-1968.
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Neher, Carola, 1900-1942.
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Lenya, Lotte.
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Rasp, Fritz, 1891-1976.
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Gert, Valeska.
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Schünzel, Reinhold, 1888-1954.
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Mackeben, Theo, 1897-1953.
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Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.
Dreigroschenoper.
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Voyager Company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on label and container: 3 penny opera |
| Added Title |
Three penny opera |
| ISBN |
1934121835 |
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9781934121832 |
| Standard No. |
715515025720 |
| Music No. |
CC1713D Criterion |
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