The Beggar's Opera (1991)
- Original title
- Žebrácká opera
- Directed by
- Jiří Menzel
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film, comedy drama
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 5.2 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A production of a play set in a 1700s London criminal underworld. The story follows a highwayman who betrays his criminal friends to gain favor with the authorities.
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What happens
L'Opéra du gueux (Žebrácká opera) est un film tchécoslovaque réalisé par Jiří Menzel, sorti en 1991. C'est l'adaptation de la pièce du même nom de Václav Havel (1975), elle-même inspirée de l'opéra The Beggar's Opera de John Gay (1728). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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