Die 3groschenoper = The threepenny opera / musik von [Kurt] Weill ; manuskript, [Leo] Lania, [Ladislao] Vajda, [Bela] Balazs ; regie, G.W. Pabst ; gesamtleitung, S. Nebenzahl ; Janus Films ; Criterion Collection.

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"Set in the impoverished back alleys of Victorian London, The threepenny opera follows underworld antihero Mackie Messer (a.k.a. Mack the Knife) as he tries to woo Polly Peachum and elude the authorities"--Container.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Dreigroschenoper (Motion picture : 1931) Criterion collection ; 405. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	Janus Films Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Lania, Leo, 1896-1961 (Screenwriter) Vajda, Ladislao, 1906-1965 (Screenwriter) Balázs, Béla, 1884-1949 (Screenwriter) Pabst, G. W. (Georg Wilhelm), 1885-1967 (Director) Nebenzal, Seymour (Producer) Forster, Rudolf, 1884-1968 (Singer, Actor) Neher, Carola, 1900-1942 (Singer, Actor) Schünzel, Reinhold, 1888-1954 (Singer, Actor) Rasp, Fritz, 1891-1976 (Singer, Actor) Gert, Valeska (Singer, Actor) Lenya, Lotte (Singer, Actor) Thimig, Hermann, 1890-1982 (Singer, Actor) Busch, Ernst, 1900-1980 (Singer, Actor) Sokoloff, Vladimir, 1889-1962 (Singer, Actor) Wagner, Fritz Arno, 1894-1958 (Photographer) Oser, Hans (Film editor) Andrejew, André, 1899-1966 Casparius, Hans Térac, Solange Mauprey, André Préjean, Albert Florelle, 1898-1974 Modot, Gaston, 1887-1970 Lion, Margo, 1899-1989 Bathrick, David Rentschler, Eric O'Brien, Charles, 1955- Rayns, Tony Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950 Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 Gay, John, 1685-1732
Language:	German French English
Language of the Original:	German
Language and/or Writing System:	Sung in German ; with optional English subtitles.
Published:	[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2007], ©2007.
Edition:	Special ed.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 405. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Gay, John, > 1685-1732 > Film adaptations. Weill, Kurt, > 1900-1950 > Film adaptations. Brecht, Bertolt, > 1898-1956 > Film adaptations. Criminals > England > London > History > 19th century > Drama. Poor > England > London > History > 19th century > Drama. Social conflict > Drama. Operas > Film adaptations. Soho (London, England) > Moral conditions > Drama. Fantasy films. Opera films. Feature films. Fiction films. Film adaptations.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Fantasy films. Opera films. Feature films. Fiction films.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Variant Title:	Dreigroschenoper. Threepenny opera. [Parallel title] 3 penny opera.
Format:	Video DVD

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