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 (21 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Beggar's Opera's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• The Beggar's Opera's director is recorded as Peter Brook^[4].
• The Beggar's Opera's screenwriter is recorded as Christopher Fry^[5].
• The Beggar's Opera's composer is recorded as Arthur Bliss^[6].
• The Beggar's Opera's genre is recorded as musical film^[7].
• The Beggar's Opera's genre is recorded as adventure film^[8].
• The Beggar's Opera's cast member is recorded as Laurence Olivier^[9].
• The Beggar's Opera's cast member is recorded as Dorothy Tutin^[10].
• The Beggar's Opera's cast member is recorded as Hugh Griffith^[11].
• The Beggar's Opera's cast member is recorded as George Rose^[12].
• The Beggar's Opera's cast member is recorded as Stanley Holloway^[13].
• The Beggar's Opera's cast member is recorded as Yvonne Furneaux^[14].
• The Beggar's Opera's cast member is recorded as Athene Seyler^[15].
• The Beggar's Opera's cast member is recorded as Eric Pohlmann^[16].
• The Beggar's Opera's cast member is recorded as Laurence Naismith^[17].
• The Beggar's Opera's cast member is recorded as Margot Grahame^[18].
• The Beggar's Opera's cast member is recorded as Mary Clare^[19].
• The Beggar's Opera's cast member is recorded as Stuart Burge^[20].
• The Beggar's Opera's cast member is recorded as George Devine^[21].
• The Beggar's Opera's producer is recorded as Laurence Olivier^[22].
• The Beggar's Opera's producer is recorded as Herbert Wilcox^[23].
• The Beggar's Opera's director of photography is recorded as Guy Green^[24].
• The Beggar's Opera's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0045547^[25].
• The Beggar's Opera's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[26].
• The Beggar's Opera's distribution format is recorded as video on demand^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Laurence Olivier^[22] and Herbert Wilcox^[23]. The Beggar's Opera's director is recorded as Peter Brook^[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Christopher Fry^[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's publication date is recorded as +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z^[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[26]. Genres include musical film^[7] and adventure film^[8].

Subject and Themes

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

Why It Matters

The Beggar's Opera ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 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]