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Title: only of academic & historical value
Review: Even though the story is still fascinating, the 1931 verison of the Opera is NOT brought well to the screen. Compared with other movies from the time, some of the characters seem very flat, especially Mr. Peachum's wife. Even Mack the Knife is not the character, Brecht intended. He and the great composer K.Weill were right to leave the production before it was completed.Nevertheless a must for film historians.
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