Mack the Knife (The Threepenny Opera) (1989)

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This film adaptation of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's musical play The Threepenny Opera portrays the engagement of a gangster (Raul Julia) to an innocent girl (Rachel Robertson) in Victorian-era London. The girl's family attempts to thwart the marriage by catching the thief in the act. ~ John… More This film adaptation of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's musical play The Threepenny Opera portrays the engagement of a gangster (Raul Julia) to an innocent girl (Rachel Robertson) in Victorian-era London. The girl's family attempts to thwart the marriage by catching the thief in the act. ~ John Bush, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 2 hr. 1 min.
Directed By: Menahem Golan
Genres: Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy

In Theaters: Jun 1, 1989 Wide
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is finally just a slog through a half-digested plot, involving half-understood characters who bear the names, but not the meanings or the spirits, of the Brecht and Weill originals.

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