Characters & Themes
Mack the Knife (1989) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1989 · 118 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Menahem Golan
- Starring
- Julie Walters, Bill Nighy, Richard Harris, Roger Daltrey, Clive Revill, Mark Northover
Set against the gritty streets of 19‑century London, a headstrong young woman falls in love with a notorious, womanizing criminal and they plan to marry. Her family objects fiercely; her father, known as the “king of thieves,” uses his underworld connections to have the gangster arrested, pitting love against loyalty.
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