Summary
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.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+33)
Critics 20Audiences 53GoodWatch 39
Tomatometer20%
IMDb5.6
Audience score50%
Running time
2 h 2 min
Longer than most comedies, +22 min on the typical 100
typical 100122Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1989
November 1, 1989
37 years ago
Genres
ComedyCrimeMusicRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
and 8 more15 people
- Raúl JuliáMacHeath
- Richard HarrisMr. Peachum
- Julia MigenesJenny Diver
- Roger DaltreyStreet Singer
- Mark NorthoverJimmy Jewels
- Julie WaltersMrs. Peachum
- Bill NighyTiger Brown
- RRRachel RobertsonPolly Peachum
- Clive RevillMoney Matthew
- EDErin DonovanLucy Brown
Julie T. WallaceCoaxer- LPLouise PlowrightDolly
Elizabeth SealMolly- CKChrissie KendallBetty
John ThorntonLeading Dancer
Directing · 1
- Menahem Golan Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 1
- Bertolt Brecht Original Story
Production · 4
- Lyle Howry Executive Producer
- Yoram Globus Producer
- Stanley Chase Producer
- Kate Kagan Casting
Camera · 1
- Elemér Ragályi Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Alain Jakubowicz Editor
- Henry Richardson Co-Editor
Sound · 3
- Kurt Weill Original Music Composer
- Richard Burton Sound
- Dov Seltzer Music Arranger
Art · 2
- Tivadar Bertalan Production Design
- Miklós Hajdu Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- John Bloomfield Costume Design
- Erzsébet Forgács Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- David Toguri Choreographer
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