The Threepenny Opera

Summary

The Threepenny Opera is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (338 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Threepenny Opera's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• The Threepenny Opera's instance of is recorded as conflation^[4].
• The Threepenny Opera was directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst^[5].
• Ladislaus Vajda wrote the screenplay for The Threepenny Opera^[6].
• Léo Lania wrote the screenplay for The Threepenny Opera^[7].
• Béla Balázs wrote the screenplay for The Threepenny Opera^[8].
• The Threepenny Opera's composer is recorded as Kurt Weill^[9].
• The Threepenny Opera's genre is drama film^[10].
• The Threepenny Opera's genre is musical film^[11].
• The Threepenny Opera's based on is recorded as The Threepenny Opera^[12].
• A cast member of The Threepenny Opera was Rudolf Forster^[13].
• A cast member of The Threepenny Opera was Carola Neher^[14].
• A cast member of The Threepenny Opera was Reinhold Schünzel^[15].
• A cast member of The Threepenny Opera was Fritz Rasp^[16].
• A cast member of The Threepenny Opera was Valeska Gert^[17].
• A cast member of The Threepenny Opera was Lotte Lenya^[18].
• A cast member of The Threepenny Opera was Hermann Thimig^[19].
• A cast member of The Threepenny Opera was Ernst Busch^[20].
• A cast member of The Threepenny Opera was Vladimir Sokoloff^[21].
• A cast member of The Threepenny Opera was Paul Kemp^[22].
• A cast member of The Threepenny Opera was Albert Préjean^[23].
• A cast member of The Threepenny Opera was Antonin Artaud^[24].
• A cast member of The Threepenny Opera was Florelle^[25].
• A cast member of The Threepenny Opera was Bill-Bocketts^[26].
• A cast member of The Threepenny Opera was Gaston Modot^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Threepenny Opera was produced by Seymour Nebenzal^[28]. It was directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst^[5]. Screenwriters include Ladislaus Vajda^[6], Léo Lania^[7], and Béla Balázs^[8]. Cast members include Rudolf Forster^[13], Carola Neher^[14], Reinhold Schünzel^[15], Fritz Rasp^[16], Valeska Gert^[17], and Lotte Lenya^[18].

Publication

The Threepenny Opera was published on January 1, 1931^[29]. The original language of it was German^[30]. Genres include drama film^[10] and musical film^[11]. It was distributed by video on demand^[31].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include precariat^[32], poverty^[33], social inequality^[34], criminality^[35], criminalization^[36], and capitalism^[37].

Why It Matters

The Threepenny Opera ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (338 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]