The Beggar's Opera

Zebrácká opera

Czechoslovakia, 1991

Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Screen version of the play written in 1728 of the same name, portrays the underworld of Mafia-like gangsters and the rivalry and animosity between the various different gangs.

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The Beggar's Opera Directed by Jiří Menzel

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Toronto International Film Festival

1991

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The Beggar's Opera

Zebrácká opera

Synopsis

Awards & Festivals

Cast & Crew

Jiří Menzel Director, Screenplay, Producer

Josef Abrhám Cast

Marián Labuda Cast

Rudolf Hrušínský Cast

Rudolf Hrusínsky Jr. Cast

John Gay Screenplay

Jaromír Sofr Cinematography

Jan Klusák Music

What are people saying?

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