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Coal mine accidents Coal mine accidents France Courrières Drama Coal miners Europe Drama Criminals England London History 19th century Drama Video recordings Poor England London History 19th century Drama Video recordings Reconstruction (1914-1939) Drama Rescues Rescues France Courrières Drama Social conflict Drama Video recordings Soho (London, England) Moral conditions Drama Video recordingsSummary: When a serial killer is stalking the children of the city, everyone, including the criminal underworld, wants to see him brought down.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Home Vision Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MSummary: "Set in the impoverished back alleys of Victorian London, The threepenny opera follows underworld antihero Mackie Messer (a.k.a. Mack the Knife) as he tries to woo Polly Peachum and elude the authorities. With a palpable evocation of corruption and dread, set to Weill's irresistible score, The threepenny opera remains a benchmark of early sound cinema." -- container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2007
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS THRSummary: Set in 1919 but based on a real incident from 1906. A coal mine collapses on the frontier between Germany and France, trapping a team of French miners inside. Workers on both sides of the border spring into action, putting aside national prejudices and wartime grudges to launch a dangerous rescue operation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2018