The Threepenny opera

Duration: 112 mi

Year Published: 1931

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: In Victorian London, Mack the Knife, gentleman and thief, is loved by Jenny, his favorite whore, by Polly Peachum, daughter of the Beggar King and by Lucy, the jailor's daughter. Pabst's satirical treatment of this 19th-century underworld with its pimps, prostitutes and thieves draws comparisons with Germany in the 1920's. (Does not circulate)

Complete Record: In Victorian London, Mack the Knife, gentleman and thief, is loved by Jenny, his favorite whore, by Polly Peachum, daughter of the Beggar King and by Lucy, the jailor's daughter. Pabst's satirical treatment of this 19th-century underworld with its pimps, prostitutes and thieves draws comparisons with Germany in the 1920's. (Does not circulate)

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