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Die 3groschenoper [videorecording] = The 3 penny opera / [Warner Bros. Pictures ; in association with Tobis Filmkunst] ; Thomas J. Brandon presents ; produced by S. Nebenzahl ; screenplay by Léo Lania, Ladislaus Vajda and Béla Balázs ; directed by G. W. Pabst.
Record details
- ISBN: 1934121835
- ISBN: 9781934121832
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
- Publisher: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2007.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Based on the play "Threepenny opera" by Bertolt Brecht which was based on John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera." Originally released as a motion picture in 1931. Special features: restored high-definition digital transfer ; audio commentary by scholars David Bathrick and Eric Rentschler ; archival introduction by stars Fritz Rasp and Ernst Busch ; documentary tracing The threepenny opera's journey from stage to screen ; Pabst's French language version of the film, L'opéra de quat'sous, adapted by Solange Térac with dialogue by André Mauprey, starring Albert Préjean, Florelle, Gaston Modot and Margo Lion ; a multimedia presentation by film scholar Charles O'Brien on the differences between the versions ; archival interview with Fritz Rasp ; galleries of production photos by Hans Casparius and production sketches by art director Andrej Andrejew ; a new essay by film critic Tony Rayns. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Photography, F.A. Wagner ; edited by Hans Oser ; music by Kurt Weill. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Lotte Lenya, Rudolph Forster, Carola Neher, Reinhold Schünzel, Fritz Rasp, Valeska Gert, Hermann Thimig, Ernst Busch, Vladimir Sokoloff. |
| Summary, etc.: | "Set in the impoverished back alleys of Victorian London, The threepenny opera follows underworld antihero Mackie Messer (a.k.a. Mack the Knife) as he tries to woo Polly Peachum and elude the authorities. With a palpable evocation of corruption and dread, set to Weill's irresistible score, The threepenny opera remains a benchmark of early sound cinema." -- container. |
| System Details Note: | DVD ; region 1 ; full scree presentation (aspect ratio 1.19:1) ; Dolby digital mono |
| Language Note: | In German ; with optional English subtitles. |
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| 260 | . | ‡a[Irvington, N.Y.] : ‡bCriterion Collection, ‡cc2007. | |
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| 490 | 1 | . | ‡aThe Criterion collection ; ‡v405 |
| 500 | . | ‡aBased on the play "Threepenny opera" by Bertolt Brecht which was based on John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera." | |
| 500 | . | ‡aOriginally released as a motion picture in 1931. | |
| 500 | . | ‡aSpecial features: restored high-definition digital transfer ; audio commentary by scholars David Bathrick and Eric Rentschler ; archival introduction by stars Fritz Rasp and Ernst Busch ; documentary tracing The threepenny opera's journey from stage to screen ; Pabst's French language version of the film, L'opéra de quat'sous, adapted by Solange Térac with dialogue by André Mauprey, starring Albert Préjean, Florelle, Gaston Modot and Margo Lion ; a multimedia presentation by film scholar Charles O'Brien on the differences between the versions ; archival interview with Fritz Rasp ; galleries of production photos by Hans Casparius and production sketches by art director Andrej Andrejew ; a new essay by film critic Tony Rayns. | |
| 508 | . | ‡aPhotography, F.A. Wagner ; edited by Hans Oser ; music by Kurt Weill. | |
| 511 | 1 | . | ‡aLotte Lenya, Rudolph Forster, Carola Neher, Reinhold Schünzel, Fritz Rasp, Valeska Gert, Hermann Thimig, Ernst Busch, Vladimir Sokoloff. |
| 520 | . | ‡a"Set in the impoverished back alleys of Victorian London, The threepenny opera follows underworld antihero Mackie Messer (a.k.a. Mack the Knife) as he tries to woo Polly Peachum and elude the authorities. With a palpable evocation of corruption and dread, set to Weill's irresistible score, The threepenny opera remains a benchmark of early sound cinema." -- container. | |
| 538 | . | ‡aDVD ; region 1 ; full scree presentation (aspect ratio 1.19:1) ; Dolby digital mono | |
| 546 | . | ‡aIn German ; with optional English subtitles. | |
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| 600 | 1 | 0. | ‡aWeill, Kurt, ‡d1900-1950 ‡vFilm and video adaptations. |
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| 650 | 0. | ‡aFantasy films. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aMusical films. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aFeature films. | |
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| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aPabst, G. W. ‡q(Georg Wilhelm), ‡d1885-1967. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aLania, Leo, ‡d1896-1961. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aVajda, Ladislao, ‡d1906-1965. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aBalázs, Béla, ‡d1884-1949. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aNebenzal, Seymour. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aBrandon, Thomas. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aLenya, Lotte. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aForster, Rudolf, ‡d1884-1968. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aNeher, Carola, ‡d1900-1942. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aSchünzel, Reinhold, ‡d1888-1954. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aRasp, Fritz, ‡d1891-1976. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aGert, Valeska. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aThimig, Hermann, ‡d1890-1982. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aBusch, Ernst, ‡d1900-1980. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aSokoloff, Vladimir, ‡d1889-1962. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aWagner, Fritz Arno, ‡d1894-1958. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aOser, Hans. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aWeill, Kurt, ‡d1900-1950. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aAndrejew, André, ‡d1899-1966. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aBrecht, Bertolt, ‡d1898-1956. ‡tDreigroschenoper. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aWeill, Kurt, ‡d1900-1950. ‡tDreigroschenoper. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aGay, John, ‡d1685-1732. ‡tBeggar's opera. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aCasparius, Hans. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aTérac, Solange. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aMauprey, André. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aPréjean, Albert. |
| 700 | 0 | . | ‡aFlorelle, ‡d1898-1974. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aModot, Gaston, ‡d1887-1970. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aLion, Margo, ‡d1899-1989. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aBathrick, David. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aRentschler, Eric. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aO'Brien, Charles, ‡d1955- |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aRayns, Tony. |
| 710 | 2 | . | ‡aWarner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) |
| 710 | 2 | . | ‡aTobis Filmkunst GmbH. |
| 710 | 2 | . | ‡aCriterion Collection (Firm) |
| 740 | 0 | 2. | ‡aOpéra de quat'sous. |
| 830 | 0. | ‡aCriterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; ‡v405. | |
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