CinemaOSMovie · 1963 · 1h 34m

Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera

IMDbMusic

A huge success at its first performance in 1728 John Gay's The Beggar's Opera satirized the conventions of Italian opera, using popular tunes to tell the story of rogues and criminals. With his distinctive musical arrangements at its heart, Britten's 1948 adaptation was a significant revision, amounting to a new twentieth-century opera. The BBC film, originally broadcast in 1963, feature a superb cast of English singers..

Directed byCharles R. Rogers

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
1h 34m
Language
EN
Released
February 28, 1963

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Roger Jerome

The Beggar

David Hartley

The Manager of the Company/Mat of the Mint

Brian Handley

The Stage Manager/Slippery Sam

David Kelly

Peachum

Bernard Dickerson

Filch/Wat Dreary

Anna Pollak

Mrs. Peachum

Janet Baker

Polly Peachum

Kenneth McKellar

Captain Macheath

Bryan Drake

Lockit

Heather Harper

Heather Harper

Lucy Lockit

Creative team
Directed by
Charles R. Rogers

Picked for you

Recommended movies

One Chance6.7

One Chance

2013 · Film

Grace Unplugged6.0

Grace Unplugged

2013 · Film

Song for Marion6.8

Song for Marion

2012 · Film

Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert8.3

Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

2010 · Film

Bee Gees: One Night Only8.2

Bee Gees: One Night Only

1998 · Film

Battle of the Year6.8

Battle of the Year

2013 · Film

Too Late Blues6.4

Too Late Blues

1961 · Film

Honeydripper5.9

Honeydripper

2007 · Film

Good Vibrations6.7

Good Vibrations

2012 · Film

Phantom of the Opera6.2

Phantom of the Opera

1943 · Film

Tom Sawyer6.5

Tom Sawyer

1973 · Film

Honey: Rise Up and Dance6.9

Honey: Rise Up and Dance

2018 · Film

Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special6.2

Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special

2020 · Film

Star!6.9

Star!

1968 · Film

Footlight Parade6.8

Footlight Parade

1933 · Film

Apple Music Live: Lady Gaga MAYHEM Requiem8.3

Apple Music Live: Lady Gaga MAYHEM Requiem

2026 · Film

Coda6.1

Coda

2020 · Film

Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour8.2

Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour

2018 · Film

The High Note7.0

The High Note

2020 · Film

A Very Jonas Christmas Movie6.2

A Very Jonas Christmas Movie

2025 · Film