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5.1Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
Released: 1953-08-2494 minDir: Peter BrookHistory, Crime, Music
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Cast
- Laurence Olivier as MacHeath
- Hugh Griffith as The Beggar
- George Rose as 1st Turnkey
- Stuart Burge as 1st Prisoner
- Cyril Conway as 2nd Prisoner
- Gerald Lawson as 3rd Prisoner
Themes
- opera
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- capital punishment
- Director
- Peter Brook
- Screenwriter
- Christopher Fry
- Cast member
- George Devine
- Composer
- Arthur Bliss
- Producer
- Herbert Wilcox
- Cinematographer
- Guy Green
- Narrative location
- London
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 439512
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1953-01-01
- title
- The Beggar's Opera
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- color
- black-and-white
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