Mack the Knife
Smooth. Sharp. Deadly.
1989 · 2h 2m · PG-13
Comedy, Crime, Music, Romance
Directed by
Menahem Golan
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Mack the Knife
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Menahem Golan Director
- Raúl Juliá as MacHeath
- Richard Harris as Mr. Peachum
- Julia Migenes as Jenny Diver
- Roger Daltrey as Street Singer
- Mark Northover as Jimmy Jewels
- 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
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