Die 3 Groschen-Oper (1931)

Germany , 112 min
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Basic facts

Original title Die 3 Groschen-Oper
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • Germany
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • German
Swedish release 1932-01-14

Cast

Rudolf Forster
Henry Macheath, kallad Mackie Messer, gangsterchef

Carola Neher
Polly Peachum

Reinhold Schünzel
J.M. Brown, "Tiger-Brown", Londons polischef

Fritz Rasp
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum, Pollys far, "Tiggarkungen"

Valeska Gert
Mrs. Peachum, Pollys mor

Lotte Lenya
Jenny, prostituerad

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Titles

Original title
  • Die 3 Groschen-Oper
Swedish release title
  • Tolvskillingsoperan
Co-production title
  • The Threepenny Opera (USA)
Title alternative spelling
  • Die Dreigroschenoper

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Unit Manager
Unit Publicist
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Orchestra
Orchestra Leader
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Boom Operator
Sound Editor

Cast

Rudolf Forster Henry Macheath, kallad Mackie Messer, gangsterchef
Carola Neher Polly Peachum
Reinhold Schünzel J.M. Brown, "Tiger-Brown", Londons polischef
Fritz Rasp Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum, Pollys far, "Tiggarkungen"
Valeska Gert Mrs. Peachum, Pollys mor
Lotte Lenya Jenny, prostituerad
Hermann Thimig prästen
Ernst Busch gatusångaren
Vladimir Sokoloff (as Wladimir Sokoloff) Smith, vaktkonstapeln
Paul Kemp medlem av Mackies gäng
Gustav Püttjer medlem av Mackies gäng
Oskar Höcker medlem av Mackies gäng
Krafft-Raschig medlem av Mackies gäng
Herbert Grünbaum Filch, tiggarlärlingen
Sylvia Torff bordellinnehavarinnan
Marcel Merminod

Companies

Production Company Warner Bros. Pictures GmbH
Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.
Tonbild-Syndikat AG
Nero-Film AG (för)
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Film AB Warner Bros.-First National 1932
Minerva Film AB 1956

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 88928
Date 1956-10-11
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3000 meters


Censorship number 47260
Date 1931-12-22
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3055 meters
Censored length 3045 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.19:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Tobis Klangfilm
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3077 meter
Length in minutes 112 min
Reels 12 reels


Original work

Original title Die Dreigroschenoper (Opera)
Author Bertolt Brecht
Composer Kurt Weill


Original title The Beggar's Opera (Opera)
Author John Gay
Composer John Christopher Pepusch


Production location

Germany 1930-09-19 1930-11-15
Efa-Ateliers Berlin-Halensee (ateljéer)
Zeppelin-Halle Staaken (ateljéer)

Release dates

First showing 1931-02-19 Atrium Berlin Germany 112 min
Other showing 1931-05-03 Tivoli London United Kingdom
1931-05-17 New York USA
Release in Sweden 1932-01-14 China Stockholm Sweden 111 min Tysk version.
TV showing 1976-11-26 TV1 Sweden 103 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 1995-10-28
1998-02-10
2000-04-04
2001-04-22
2022-01-18 Stockholm Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Moritat vom Mackie Messer
Composer Kurt Weill (1928)
Lyrics Bertolt Brecht (1928)
Singer Ernst Busch


Original title Und der Haifisch, der hat Zähne ...
Composer Kurt Weill (1928)
Lyrics Bertolt Brecht (1928)
Singer Ernst Busch


Original title Lied von der Unzulänglichkeit menschlichen Lebens
Composer Kurt Weill (1928)
Lyrics Bertolt Brecht (1928)
Singer Ernst Busch


Original title Liebeslied
Composer Kurt Weill (1928)
Lyrics Bertolt Brecht (1928)
Singer Carola Neher
Rudolf Forster


Original title Siehst Du den Mond über Soho?
Composer Kurt Weill (1928)
Lyrics Bertolt Brecht (1928)
Singer Rudolf Forster
Carola Neher


Original title Barbarasong
Composer Kurt Weill (1928)
Lyrics Bertolt Brecht (1928)
Singer Carola Neher


Original title Ja, da kan man sich doch nicht einfach hinlegen ...
Composer Kurt Weill (1928)
Lyrics Bertolt Brecht (1928)
Singer Carola Neher


Original title Lied der Seeräuberjenny: Und ein Schiff mit acht Segeln ...
Composer Kurt Weill (1928)
Lyrics Bertolt Brecht (1928)
Singer Lotte Lenya


Original title Kanonensong: Soldaten wohnen auf den Kanonen ...
Composer Kurt Weill (1928)
Lyrics Bertolt Brecht (1928)
Singer Rudolf Forster
Reinhold Schünzel
kör


Holdings Film

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Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2977


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3015


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Language Swedish


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 9
Slides 1
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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