The beggar's opera
(DVD)
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Language
English
UPC
883316125892
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This disc will only play in DVD video "play only" devices.
General Note
Based on the opera by John Gay.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1953.
Creation/Production Credits
Additional dialogue and lyrics by Christopher Fry ; music arranged and composed by Sir Arthur Bliss.
Participants/Performers
Laurence Olivier, Stanley Holloway, Dorothy Tutin, George Devine, Mary Clare, Daphne Anderson, Hugh Griffith, Margot Grahame, Denis Cannan.
Description
Set in the tawdry underbelly of 18th century London, a sordid world of bandits, cut throats and corrupted officials, The Beggars̕ Opera follows the raffish escapades of Captain Macheath, a reckless, brooding, adventurer and notorious highwayman, and the seething plot to have him hanged.
System Details
DVD-R, full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital mono.
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Morristown-Morris Township Library - Adult Media | DVD FIC BEG | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Brook, P., Olivier, L., Wilcox, H., Cannan, D., Fry, C., Bliss, A., Holloway, S., Tutin, D., Devine, G., Clare, M., Anderson, D., Griffith, H., Grahame, M., & Gay, J. The beggar's opera .
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter Brook et al.. The Beggar's Opera. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter Brook et al.. The Beggar's Opera .
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Brook, Peter, et al. The Beggar's Opera
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