The Threepenny Opera (1962)
- Original title
- Die Dreigroschenoper
- Directed by
- Wolfgang Staudte
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany, France
- Runtime
- 2h 04m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A famous criminal and a beggar king clash in Victorian London. The movie follows their schemes and corrupt dealings.
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What happens
The Threepenny Opera (German: Die Dreigroschenoper) is a 1963 West German-French musical crime drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and starring Curd Jürgens, Hildegard Knef and Gert Fröbe. Sammy Davis Jr. appeared as a street singer of ballads. It was shot in Eastmancolor at the Spandau Studios and Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hein Heckroth. It is based on the 1928 play The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht, itself inspired by the 18th-century British work The Beggar's Opera. A previous film adaptation The Threepenny Opera had been produced in 1931. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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