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The Beggar's Opera is a 1953 British historical musical film, a Technicolor adaptation of John Gay 's 1728 ballad opera of the same name. The film, directed by Peter Brook in his feature film debut, stars Laurence Olivier (in his sole musical), Hugh Griffith, Dorothy Tutin, Stanley Holloway, Daphne Anderson and Athene Seyler.
Il masnadiero (The Beggar's Opera) è un film del 1953 diretto da Peter Brook. Il film trae ispirazione da L'opera del mendicante di John Gay
L'opera del mendicante ( The Beggar's Opera) è una commedia satirica o ballad opera in tre atti di John Gay con musiche di Johann Christoph Pepusch, poi ripresa e sviluppata da Bertolt Brecht con il titolo L'opera da tre soldi .
The Beggar's Opera: Directed by Peter Brook. With Laurence Olivier, Hugh Griffith, George Rose, Stuart Burge. When the composer of an opera about a swashbuckling, wenching highwayman meets his hero's real-life counterpart, he's disappointed with his lack of dash.
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- Crime, History, Musical
- Peter Brook
- 1953-10-05
The Beggar’s Opera (1953) is something of a curiosity. Based on the 1728 ballad opera written by John Gay, it features the vocalizing of Laurence Olivier as the anti-hero Captain MacHeath the highwayman. Was this a vanity project to show that Sir Larry could, indeed, warble a tune?
- Peter Brook
Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
The Beggar’s Opera. 1983. Directed by Jonathan Miller. A historical adaptation of John Gay’s 18th Century ballad opera, exuberantly performed for BBC television. Cast. Crew. Details. Releases.
- Jonathan Miller
