Product Information
Historical adaptation of John Gay's opera which brings to life all the corruption, lust and greed of low-life London.Product Identifiers
EAN5055201802750
eBay Product ID (ePID)65679857
Product Key Features
ActorDorothy Tutin, Stanley Holloway, Hugh Griffith, Laurence Naismith, Daphne Anderson, Laurence Olivier, Athene Seyler
Film/TV TitleThe Beggar's Opera
DirectorPeter Brook
Release Year2008
GenreMusicals & Music Films, Musicals & Broadway
Run Time90 Mins
Additional Product Features
CertificateU
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Number of Discs1
ComposerJohn Gay
Additional InformationPossibly the first ever English musical, John Gay's THE BEGGAR'S OPERA, tells the tale of a dandy highwayman, locked up in prison in 18th century London, who decides to write an opera based on his own career. With one song after another, Peter Brook's primary coloured, exuberant 1952 adaptation brings the opera to big-screen life.
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleThe Beggar's Opera