the fact that most of the budget for this presumably go on the heavy duty cast list shouldn not have matter if it have be stag with flair and imagination and some sympathy for the original satirical intent . instead we get risibly bad song and dance sequence feature picturesque beggar and whore and and the final alienation be accomplish by pull back to reveal the action have take place on a music hall stage and appropriately enough for a production that more lionel oliver blair than brecht . the acting talent be shamefully misused represent migenes and walter be good but do not have to try very hard represent migenes at least have a great voice and some feel for the material . julia look perfect a mack and but struggle with the character and straitjacketed by a fake plummy accent . harris peachum be embarrassingly mannered and polly be atrocious . the adaptation of lyric and script and music be often awkward represent it be a bad move to base the film on marc blitzstein bowdlerise broadway version and but at least his word be singable and unlike most of what be interpolate in gesture of faithfulness . and the attempt at overcome the low budget by film at claustrophobic angle on mist shroud set lit in garish blue and orange a if by some bargain basement vittorio storaro fail utterly the film just look cheap and shoddy and thoughtlessly make . disgraceful .