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The Beggar's Opera
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DirectorPeter Brook
Runtime1h 34m · NR
GenresCrime · History · Music
Release1953-08-24
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The Beggar's Opera

1953· NR· 1h 34m· Crime· History· Music

Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.

1953-08-24
The Beggar's Opera

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Key Crew
DirectorPeter Brook
WriterChristopher Fry
ProducerHerbert Wilcox
Director of PhotographyGuy Green
Original Music ComposerArthur Bliss
EditorReginald Beck
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Details

Released1953-08-24
Runtime1h 34m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosHerbert Wilcox Productions · British Lion Films
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Rating5.1/10 · 6 votes
Original languageen

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