Mack the Knife (film)
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| Directed by | Menahem Golan |
| Produced by | Stanley Chase |
| Screenplay by | Menahem Golan |
| Based on |
The Threepenny Opera by Bertold Brecht and Kurt Weill |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Kurt Weill |
| Cinematography | Elemér Ragályi |
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Production company | |
| Distributed by | 21st Century Film Corporation |
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Running time | 122 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | USD$9 million |
Mack the Knife is a 1989 Dutch-Hungarian film adaptation of the 1928 Brecht/Weill musical The Threepenny Opera.[2][3][4][5] The film, written and directed by Menahem Golan, stars Raúl Juliá, Richard Harris, Julia Migenes, Roger Daltrey, and Julie Walters.
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
- Mark Northover as Jimmy Jewels
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.
Release
Critical reception
Mack the Knife received negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 20% approval score based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 4/10.[6]
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
- ↑ "MACK THE KNIFE (12)". British Board of Film Classification.
- ↑ "Mack The Knife Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for Mack ... - T". movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ Maslin, Janet. "Mack the Knife (1989)". nytimes.com. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ "Mack the Knife (1989)". mrqe.com. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ "MACK THE KNIFE". movieguide.org. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ "Mack the Knife (1989)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
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