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The Threepenny Opera (1963) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language
1963 · 124 mins · German
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Directed by
Wolfgang Staudte
Starring
Robert Manuel, Gert Fröbe, Jacqueline Pierreux, Sammy Davis Jr., Curd Jürgens, Hildegard Knef

Mack the Knife, a roguish gang leader, secretly weds the daughter of beggar king Peachum. When Peachum learns of the marriage, he commands Police Chief Brown to apprehend and hang Macheath, fearing the Soho beggars will sabotage an imminent coronation. The story unfolds in a stylized, gritty London underworld.

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