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The Beggar's Opera (1991)
94 min | Comedy, Drama

The Beggar's Opera (1991)

94 min | Comedy, Drama

Screen version of the play written in 1728 of the same name, portrays the underworld of Mafia-like gangsters and the rivalry and animosity between the various different gangs.

Director

Jirí Menzel

Writers

John Gay (libretto "The Beggar's Opera") | Václav Havel (play) | Jirí Menzel (adaptation)

Producers

Jirí Menzel | Jan Suster

Composer

Jan Klusák

Cinematographer

Jaromír Sofr

Editor

Jirí Brozek

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Updated Sep 6, 1991

Release date

Oct 1991 (Czechoslovakia)

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32 cast members

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