The Beggar’s Opera

Year: 1953

Runtime: 94 mins

Language: English

Director: Peter Brook

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

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