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Mack the Knife
Mack the Knife is a 1989 romantic comedy musical film written and directed by Menahem Golan, a film adaptation of the 1928 Brecht/Weill musical The Threepenny Opera. The film stars Raúl Juliá as Captain Macheath (reprising his Tony-nominated role from Richard Foreman 1974 revival of Opera), Richard Harris as Mr. Peachum, Julia Migenes as Jenny Diver, Julie Walters as Mrs. Peachum, and Roger Daltrey as the Street Singer. Brecht and Weill's score and libretto was adapted by Golan, Marc Blitzstein, and Dov Seltzer.
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.
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| author | Bertolt Brecht |
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| director | Menahem Golan |
| editor | Alain Jakubowicz Henry Richardson |
| genre | comedy crime |
| keywords | 19th century arrest captain macheath macheath married |
| musicBy | Kurt Weill |
| producer | Stanley Chase |
| productionCompany | Golan-Globus |
| publisher | 21st Century Film Corporation |
| recordedAt | Budapest |
| theme | crime comedy independent musical musical comedy romantic comedy |