July 4, 2008
won recognition as a best foreign film by NBR
Rudolf Forster, Carola Neher, Reinhold Schünzel
In London at the turn of the century, the bandit Mack the Knife marries Polly without the knowledge of her father, Peachum, the 'king of the beggars'.
DVD Release Date: March 29, 2005
Stats: 45 reviews
Flixster Reviews (45)
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March 19, 2008An amazingly allegorical film that is heavily layered with meaning. I was fascinated by the tale of the thieve, the chief of police and the poorest man of London. The film has a very cheap thetrical, dance-hall feel to it, very base, but its artistry and its theatricality shined ...( read more)
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March 9, 2008Movie adaption of the best play that there is, though minor changes were made.
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January 12, 2008I really feel like I shouldn't review this one. Every time I see a Bertolt Brecht piece, the first time I hate it, but the subsequent times I see it, that becomes my favorite piece of theatre ever. But you know what? Brecht hated this adaptation, so maybe I'm justified to have...( read more)
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