Mack the Knife
Smooth. Sharp. Deadly.
1989 | 122m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Menahem Golan |
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| Writer: | Menahem Golan, Bertolt Brecht |
| Staring: |
| In 19th century London, a young girl falls for a womanizing criminal and they decide to wed. Her family strongly disapproves so her father, 'the king of thieves', gets the gangster arrested. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 01, 1989 |
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| Director: | Menahem Golan |
| Writer: | Menahem Golan, Bertolt Brecht |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime, Music, Romance |
| Keywords | london, england, gangster, musical, satire, based on play or musical, 19th century, musical comedy |
| Production Companies | Golan-Globus Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $9,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Raúl Juliá | MacHeath |
| Richard Harris | Mr. Peachum |
| Julia Migenes | Jenny Diver |
| Roger Daltrey | Street Singer |
| Mark Northover | Jimmy Jewels |
| Julie Walters | Mrs. Peachum |
| Bill Nighy | Tiger Brown |
| Rachel Robertson | Polly Peachum |
| Clive Revill | Money Matthew |
| Erin Donovan | Lucy Brown |
| Julie T. Wallace | Coaxer |
| Louise Plowright | Dolly |
| Elizabeth Seal | Molly |
| Chrissie Kendall | Betty |
| John Thornton | Leading Dancer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Menahem Golan | Director, Writer |
| Elemér Ragályi | Director of Photography |
| Alain Jakubowicz | Editor |
| Tivadar Bertalan | Production Design |
| Miklós Hajdu | Set Decoration |
| John Bloomfield | Costume Design |
| Henry Richardson | Co-Editor |
| Kate Kagan | Casting |
| Erzsébet Forgács | Makeup Artist |
| Richard Burton | Sound |
| David Toguri | Choreographer |
| Bertolt Brecht | Original Story |
| Kurt Weill | Original Music Composer |
| Dov Seltzer | Music Arranger |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Yoram Globus | Producer |
| Menahem Golan | Producer |
| Stanley Chase | Producer |
| Lyle Howry | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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