The Beggar's Opera (1953)
Genre: Crime / Music
Duration: 94 minuten
Country:
United Kingdom
Directed by: Peter Brook
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Hugh Griffith and George Rose
IMDb score:
6,1 (464)
Releasedate: 5 October 1953
The Beggar's Opera plot
Captain MacHeath (Laurence Olivier) is a highwayman known for romances with many beautiful women. He is betrayed by Jenny and Sukey, two of his ex-lovers. He is arrested and will be hanged. While waiting for his execution, MacHeath is entertained by a musical beggar, who has composed an opera in which the highwayman is the heroic protagonist.
Actors and actresses
MacHeath
The Beggar
1st Turnkey
1st Prisoner
2nd Prisoner
3rd Prisoner
Polly Peachum
Peachum
Mrs. Peachum
Filch
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