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The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera
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THE BEGGAR'S OPERA

Directed by Peter Brook
United Kingdom, 1953
Crime, History, Musical

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis

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.