Possibly 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. Read more
| Starring | Laurence Olivier, Stanley Holloway, Dorothy Tutin, Daphne Anderson |
|---|---|
| Director | Peter Brook |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
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Possibly 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.
| Starring | Laurence Olivier, Stanley Holloway, Dorothy Tutin, Daphne Anderson, Hugh Griffith, Laurence Naismith, Athene Seyler |
|---|---|
| Director | Peter Brook |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 30 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1952 To Rent: DVD: 28 Jun 2004 |
Exuberant potted version of the 1728 low opera, generally likeable but lacking a strong coherent approach and marred by violent colour and raggedly theatrical presentation. It nearly but not quite comes off.
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not enjoyed- poor viewing
As an operetic aria it passes, but was not my sort of musical entertainment.We should not wish to see it a second time
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The Beggars Opera
This piece is definitely of a time and it's not the present time. Very few redeeming features.
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Beggar's Opera
I rented this DVD after working backstage in an amateur production of Alan Ayckbourn's play called 'Chrous of Disaproval'. This play is about an ... read more »
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Beggar's Opera
This 1952 film is based on the Beggar's Opera but makes changes to the story, dialogue and songs. There is new music and much of the original music is cut... read more »
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