Threepenny Opera (Criterion Collection) (1931)

Director: G.W. Pabst  Starring: Lotte Lenya  
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Publisher: Image
Format: DVD
UPC: 00715515025720
Buy.com Sku: 204860432
Item#: V2JTX2
Category Keywords: Adventure  Classical Music  Musicals/Music Videos  Opera  Vintage 
Rating: NR
 
 
Features: DVD, German, English, Subtitled
 


Editor's Note

This classic musical tells the story of a debonair gangster and his cohorts. Often voted by European audiences as one of world cinema's shining achievements, THE THREEPENNY OPERA was directed by famous director G.W. Pabst, composed by the legendary Kurt Weill, and stars Weill's wife, the incomparable and sleekly sexy cabaret singer Lotte Lenya.

 
Features
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono 1.0 - German, French
Subtitles - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Featurette
Interviews: Charles O'Brien
Audio Commentary: David Bathrick; Eric Rentschler
Short Film - L'OPERA DE QUAT'SOUS
Text/Photo Galleries:
Essays - Tony Rayns
Production Sketches




 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Image
Release Date: 9/18/2007
Running Time: 105 minutes
Original Release Date: 1931
Catalog ID: 1731
UPC: 00715515025720
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: German
Available Audio Tracks: French, German
Available Subtitles: English
Video: B&W

 
Cast & Crew
Lotte Lenya
Reinhold Schunzel
Carola Neher - Featured
Rudolph Forster - Featured
G.W. Pabst - Director

 
Professional Reviews
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"[The tale] feels 100 per cent authentic." 02/01/2005 p.108

Sight and Sound
"[W]hat immediately impresses is the fluidity of the camerawork and the detailed recreation of the London underworld." 02/01/2005 p.86

Sight and Sound
"This is the Great Depression musical American failed to produce." 02/01/2008 p.98

  
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