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The Threepenny Opera

1963 · 124 min

A cynical, theatrical musical crime drama with sharp satire and memorable songs, set in a gritty Victorian underworld.

Directed by
Wolfgang Staudte
Genres
Music, Drama
Starring
Curd Jürgens, Hildegard Knef, Gert Fröbe
Tagline
The marvelous Mack-The-Knife musical is cutting up on the screen now!
Overview
The Gangster Macheath secretly marries the daughter of beggar king Peachum. When Peachum finds out, he instructs the police chief Brown to arrest and hang Macheath. If not, all the beggars of Soho will disturb the upcoming coronation.

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Directed by
Wolfgang Staudte
Genres
Music, Drama
Starring
Curd Jürgens, Hildegard Knef, Gert Fröbe
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • class
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • love
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism4
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
music, drama
Directed by
Wolfgang Staudte
Written by
Günther Weisenborn, Wolfgang Staudte, Bertolt Brecht
Starring
Curd Jürgens, Hildegard Knef, Gert Fröbe, Hilde Hildebrand, Lino Ventura, Walter Giller, Henning Schlüter, Siegfried Wischnewski
Cinematography
Roger Fellous
Runtime
124 min
Country
Germany, France
Languages
German

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