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The Beggar's Opera is a 1953 British historical musical film, a Technicolor adaptation of John Gay 's 1728 ballad opera of the same name. The film, directed by Peter Brook in his feature film debut, stars Laurence Olivier (in his sole musical), Hugh Griffith, Dorothy Tutin, Stanley Holloway, Daphne Anderson and Athene Seyler.
27 de dez. de 2007 · The highwaymen of Captain Macheath's gang sing "Fill Every Glass" and "Let us Take the Road" in Peter Brook's 1953 film of John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera".
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The Beggar's Opera: Directed by Peter Brook. With Laurence Olivier, Hugh Griffith, George Rose, Stuart Burge. When the composer of an opera about a swashbuckling, wenching highwayman meets his hero's real-life counterpart, he's disappointed with his lack of dash.
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- Crime, History, Musical
- Peter Brook
- 1953-10-05
A colorful period tale finds Sir Laurence Olivier ("Rebecca," "Hamlet") as an imprisoned highwayman who relates his exploits in the form of a comic opera. Esteemed theatrical director Peter...
The story of Macheath's adventures, captures and escapes are all told in song. There are horse riding songs, love songs, gambling songs, longing songs, lustful songs. The story starts in a London prison where Macheath awaits hanging. A beggar just tossed into the prison has written an opera about Macheath.
John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, written in 1728, is considered the first "ballad opera," a British satirical musical play with spoken dialogue and songs in the popular style. The songs in ballad operas usually poked fun at the conventions of grand opera, and the lyrics were often set to existing popular tunes.
Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
