Mack the Knife
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Mack the Knife
Plot
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, RoviCast
- Raul Julia - MacHeath
- Richard Harris - Mr. Peachum
- Julia Migenes - Jenny Diver
- Roger Daltrey - Street Singer
- Julie Walters - Mrs. Peachum
Credit
Daivd Toguri - Choreography, John Bloomfield - Costume Designer, Menahem Golan - Director, Alain Jakubowicz - Editor, Dov Seltzer - Musical Direction/Supervision, Menahem Golan - Songwriter, Dov Seltzer - Songwriter, Christine Allsopp - Makeup, Tivadar Bertalan - Production Designer, Elemer Ragalyi - Cinematographer, Stanley Chase - Producer, Miklos Hajdu - Set Designer, Tamas Pinter - Stunts, Menahem Golan - Screenwriter, Marc Blitzstein - Featured Music, Bertolt Brecht - Featured Music, Kurt Weill - From Musical by, Bertolt Brecht - Play Author| Mack Sennett Comedies: Vol. 2 (1916 Film), Mack Sennett Comedies: Vol. 1 (1921 Film) | |
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Mack the Knife (film)
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| Directed by | Menahem Golan |
| Produced by | Stanley Chase Executive: Menahem Golan Yoram Globus |
| Screenplay by | Menahem Golan |
| Based on | The Threepenny Opera by Bertold Brecht and Kurt Weill |
| Starring | Raúl Juliá Richard Harris Julia Migenes Roger Daltrey Julie Walters |
| Music by | Kurt Weill |
| Cinematography | Elemér Ragályi |
| Editing by | Alain Jakubowicz Henry Richardson |
| Studio | Golan-Globus Productions |
| Distributed by | 21st Century Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | November 17, 1989 (Chicago) February 2, 1990 (United States) |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | English |
| Budget | USD$9 million |
Mack the Knife is a 1989 film adaptation of the 1928 Brecht/Weill musical The Threepenny Opera.
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Plot
In 19th century London, young Polly Peachum falls for the famous womanizing criminal Macheath and they decide to get married, but because of her family's disapproval, her father ("the king of thieves") has MacHeath arrested.
Cast
- Raúl Juliá as Macheath
- Richard Harris as Mr. Peachum
- Julia Migenes as Jenny Diver
- Roger Daltrey as The Street Singer
- Julie Walters as Mrs. Peachum
- Bill Nighy as Tiger Brown
- Rachel Robertson as Polly Peachum
- Clive Revill as Money Matthew
- Erin Donovan as Lucy Brown
- Louise Plowright as Dolly
- Elizabeth Seal as Molly
- Chrissie Kendall as Betty
Production
Juliá reprises the role of Macheath which won him a Tony nomination for a 1976 revival on Broadway. The film shows obvious signs of last minute editing,including several musical numbers that appear on the soundtrack album but are not in the final cut.
Home media
The film has never been released on DVD and as of April 2012, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has yet to announce any plans for a DVD release.
References
External links
- Mack the Knife at the Internet Movie Database
- Mack the Knife at AllRovi
- Mack the Knife at Rotten Tomatoes
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