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Mack the Knife (1989)
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2 February 1990 (USA)
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Raul Julia | ... | MacHeath |
 | Richard Harris | ... | Mr. Peachum |
 | Julia Migenes | ... | Jenny Diver |
 | Roger Daltrey | ... | Street Singer |
 | Julie Walters | ... | Mrs. Peachum |
| Rachel Robertson | ... | Polly Peachum (introducing) |
| Clive Revill | ... | Money Matthew |
 | Bill Nighy | ... | Tiger Brown |
| Erin Donovan | ... | Lucy Brown |
| Julie T. Wallace | ... | Coaxer |
| Louise Plowright | ... | Dolly |
| Elizabeth Seal | ... | Molly |
| Chrissie Kendall | ... | Betty |
| Miranda Garrison | ... | Esmeralda |
| Mark Northover | ... | Jimmy Jewels |
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The Threepenny Opera
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Version of Die Dreigroschenoper (1962)
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O.K. Folks, it ain't Brecht, but - the emperor doesn't have any clothes - the original Three Penny Opera is not a work that translates well from the Weimar Republic to our own era. i.e., I'm not so sure authenticity is that important. The sets are overbuilt, there is much too much Lionel Bart feel, but Julia is actually excellent, Mignenes is better yet, and Roger Daltrey's interpolations are kinda fun. Roger Ebert has the negatives right - there is a relentlessly `over-the-top' feel to the whole movie - but the Washington Post reviewer is nonetheless closer. It is quite an enjoyable movie despite the flaws. As to what can go wrong with filming this stage play, take a look at Pabst's 1930 version for a first-class mishmash.