Characters & Themes
The Threepenny Opera (1963) Characters, Setting & Themes 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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