The 3 penny opera Die dreigroschenoper

DVD 2007

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.

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Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 Film adaptations

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ISBN:

9781934121832
1934121835

Description:

2 videodiscs (approximately 110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
monochrome
digital
optical
Dolby
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

Class: NR

Other Title:

Three penny opera [DVD]
Dreigroschenoper [DVD]
Dreigroschenoper (Motion picture : 1931)

Notes:

Based on the play "Threepenny opera" by Bertolt Brecht which was based on John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera."
Originally released as a motion picture in 1931
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
Photography, F.A. Wagner ; edited by Hans Oser ; music by Kurt Weill
Lotte Lenya, Rudolph Forster, Carola Neher, Reinhold Schünzel, Fritz Rasp, Valeska Gert, Hermann Thimig, Ernst Busch, Vladimir Sokoloff
DVD ; region 1 ; full screen presentation (aspect ratio 1.19:1) ; Dolby digital mono
For private home use only
In German ; with optional English subtitles

Control Number:

524400

UPC:

715515025720

Other Authors:

Balázs, Béla, 1884-1949
Brandon, Thomas
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956. Dreigroschenoper
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Forster, Rudolf, 1884-1968
Gay, John, 1685-1732. Beggar's opera
Lania, Leo, 1896-1961
Lenya, Lotte
Nebenzal, Seymour
Neher, Carola, 1900-1942
Pabst, G. W. (Georg Wilhelm), 1885-1967
Praesens-Film AG
Rasp, Fritz, 1891-1976
Schünzel, Reinhold, 1888-1954
Vajda, Ladislao, 1906-1965

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