Die 3groschenoper = The 3 penny opera
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LC Subjects
Brecht, Bertolt, -- 1898-1956 -- Film and video adaptations.
Criminals -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.
Drama.
Fantasy films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Gay, John, -- 1685-1732 -- Film and video adaptations.
Musical films.
Operas -- Film adaptations.
Operas -- Television adaptations.
Poor -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.
Social conflict -- Drama.
Soho (London, England) -- Moral conditions -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Weill, Kurt, -- 1900-1950 -- Film and video adaptations.

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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2007].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
German
ISBN
1934121835, 9781934121832
UPC
715515025720

Notes

General Note
Based on the play "Threepenny opera" by Bertolt Brecht which was based on John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera."
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1931.
General Note
Special features: restored high-definition digital transfer ; audio commentary by scholars David Bathrick and Eric Rentschler ; archival introduction by stars Fritz Rasp and Ernst Busch ; documentary tracing The threepenny opera's journey from stage to screen ; Pabst's French language version of the film, L'opéra de quat'sous, adapted by Solange Térac with dialogue by André Mauprey, starring Albert Préjean, Florelle, Gaston Modot and Margo Lion ; a multimedia presentation by film scholar Charles O'Brien on the differences between the versions ; archival interview with Fritz Rasp ; galleries of production photos by Hans Casparius and production sketches by art director Andrej Andrejew ; a new essay by film critic Tony Rayns.
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, F.A. Wagner ; edited by Hans Oser ; music by Kurt Weill.
Participants/Performers
Lotte Lenya, Rudolph Forster, Carola Neher, Reinhold Schünzel, Fritz Rasp, Valeska Gert, Hermann Thimig, Ernst Busch, Vladimir Sokoloff.
Description
"Set in the impoverished back alleys of Victorian London, The threepenny opera follows underworld antihero Mackie Messer (a.k.a. Mack the Knife) as he tries to woo Polly Peachum and elude the authorities. With a palpable evocation of corruption and dread, set to Weill's irresistible score, The threepenny opera remains a benchmark of early sound cinema." -- container.
System Details
DVD ; region 1 ; full scree presentation (aspect ratio 1.19:1) ; Dolby digital mono.
Language
In German ; with optional English subtitles.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Pabst, G. W. 1., Lania, L., Vajda, L., Balázs, B., Nebenzal, S., Brandon, T., Lenya, L., Forster, R., Neher, C., Schünzel, R., Rasp, F., Gert, V., Thimig, H., Busch, E., Sokoloff, V., Wagner, F. A., Oser, J., Weill, K., Andrejew, A., Brecht, B., Gay, J., Casparius, H., Térac, S., Mauprey, A., Préjean, A., Florelle., Modot, G., Lion, M., Bathrick, D., Rentschler, E., O'Brien, C., & Rayns, T. (2007). Die 3groschenoper =: The 3 penny opera . Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

G. W. 1885-1967. Pabst et al.. 2007. Die 3groschenoper =: The 3 Penny Opera. [Irvington, N.Y.]: Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

G. W. 1885-1967. Pabst et al.. Die 3groschenoper =: The 3 Penny Opera [Irvington, N.Y.]: Criterion Collection, 2007.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Pabst, G. W. 1., Lania, L., Vajda, L., Balázs, B., Nebenzal, S., Brandon, T. and Lenya, L. et al (2007). Die 3groschenoper =: the 3 penny opera. [Irvington, N.Y.]: Criterion Collection.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Pabst, G. W. 1885-1967., et al. Die 3groschenoper =: The 3 Penny Opera Criterion Collection, 2007.

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