Bibliograph

The beggar's opera, Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; screenplay by Denis Cannan ; produced by Laurence Olivier and Herbert Wilcox ; directed by Peter Brook

Type

Label

The beggar's opera, Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; screenplay by Denis Cannan ; produced by Laurence Olivier and Herbert Wilcox ; directed by Peter Brook

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

The beggar's opera

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

433076461

Responsibility statement

Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; screenplay by Denis Cannan ; produced by Laurence Olivier and Herbert Wilcox ; directed by Peter Brook

Runtime

Series statement

Archive collection

Summary

Set in the tawdry underbelly of 18th century London, a sordid world of bandits, cut throats and corrupted officials, The Beggar̕s Opera follows the raffish escapades of Captain Macheath, a reckless, brooding, adventurer and notorious highwayman, and the seething plot to have him hanged

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification