The Beggar's Opera

Summary

The Beggar's Opera is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Beggar's Opera's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• The Beggar's Opera was directed by Peter Brook^[4].
• Christopher Fry wrote the screenplay for The Beggar's Opera^[5].
• The Beggar's Opera's composer is recorded as Arthur Bliss^[6].
• The Beggar's Opera's genre is musical film^[7].
• The Beggar's Opera's genre is adventure film^[8].
• A cast member of The Beggar's Opera was Laurence Olivier^[9].
• A cast member of The Beggar's Opera was Dorothy Tutin^[10].
• A cast member of The Beggar's Opera was Hugh Griffith^[11].
• A cast member of The Beggar's Opera was George Rose^[12].
• A cast member of The Beggar's Opera was Stanley Holloway^[13].
• A cast member of The Beggar's Opera was Yvonne Furneaux^[14].
• A cast member of The Beggar's Opera was Athene Seyler^[15].
• A cast member of The Beggar's Opera was Eric Pohlmann^[16].
• A cast member of The Beggar's Opera was Laurence Naismith^[17].
• A cast member of The Beggar's Opera was Margot Grahame^[18].
• A cast member of The Beggar's Opera was Mary Clare^[19].
• A cast member of The Beggar's Opera was Stuart Burge^[20].
• A cast member of The Beggar's Opera was George Devine^[21].
• The Beggar's Opera was produced by Laurence Olivier^[22].
• The Beggar's Opera was produced by Herbert Wilcox^[23].
• The Beggar's Opera's director of photography is recorded as Guy Green^[24].
• The original language of The Beggar's Opera was English^[25].
• The Beggar's Opera was distributed by video on demand^[26].
• The Beggar's Opera's color is recorded as black-and-white^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Laurence Olivier^[22] and Herbert Wilcox^[23]. The Beggar's Opera was directed by Peter Brook^[4]. Christopher Fry wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include Laurence Olivier^[9], Dorothy Tutin^[10], Hugh Griffith^[11], George Rose^[12], Stanley Holloway^[13], and Yvonne Furneaux^[14].

Publication

The Beggar's Opera was released on January 1, 1953^[28]. The original language of it was English^[25]. Genres include musical film^[7] and adventure film^[8]. It was distributed by video on demand^[26].

Subject and Themes

The Beggar's Opera's main subject is capital punishment^[29].

Why It Matters

The Beggar's Opera ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]