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Where to Watch The Beggar's Opera (1953) in the US

1953
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1h 34m
6.1IMDb

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What it's about

Authentic rendering of John Gay's eighteenth century musical, filmed in Technicolor, about Captain MacHeath, a highwayman, and his love for too many beautiful women. Betrayed by Jenny and Sukey, two of his bygone lovers, and temporarily freed by two others, MacHeath is arrested and condemned to death. While waiting to be hanged, the Captain is entertained by a musical beggar, who has written an opera of which the highwayman is the hero.

Cast and crew

Director: Peter Brook
Writer: John Gay, Denis Cannan, Christopher Fry
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Hugh Griffith, George Rose

Details

Release date: Oct 5, 1953
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom