Mack the Knife (1989)
Smooth. Sharp. Deadly.
Genre : Comedy, Crime, Music, Romance
Runtime : 1H 58M
Director : Menahem Golan
Synopsis
In the 19th century London, a young girl falls for a famous womanizing criminal and they decide to get married. Her family strongly disapproves so her father "the king of thieves" gets the gangster arrested.
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