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The Beggar's Opera

Plot: Unlike any other opera, the so-called Beggar's Opera is not just one composition, but a lineage of adapted compositions, beginning with the original hugely successful 1728 political satire written by Englishman John Gay. Composers and writers have penned variations on it ever since
Release Date: Tuesday, October 1 1991
33 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Josef AbrhámJosef Abrhám. Josef Abrhám was 51 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Macheath'.
Birthday: Thu, Dec 14 1939 –
Died: Mon, May 16 2022
Portrait of Mahulena BočanováMahulena Bočanová. Mahulena Bočanová was 24 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Vicky'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 18 1967
Portrait of Jana BřežkováJana Břežková. Jana Břežková was 48 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Mary Lockit'.
Birthday: Mon, Sep 06 1943
Portrait of Libuše ŠafránkováLibuše Šafránková. Libuše Šafránková was 38 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Jenny'.
Birthday: Sun, Jun 07 1953 –
Died: Wed, Jun 09 2021
Portrait of Petr BruknerPetr Brukner. Petr Brukner was 48 in The Beggar's Opera
Birthday: Wed, May 19 1943
Portrait of Jeremy IronsJeremy Irons. Jeremy Irons was 43 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Prisoner'.
Birthday: Sun, Sep 19 1948
Portrait of Nina DivíškováNina Divíšková. Nina Divíšková was 55 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Elizabeth Peachum'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 12 1936 –
Died: Mon, Jun 21 2021
Portrait of Veronika FreimanováVeronika Freimanová. Veronika Freimanová was 36 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Lucy'.
Birthday: Sat, Sep 24 1955
Portrait of Kateřina FrýbováKateřina Frýbová. Kateřina Frýbová was 41 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Diana'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 24 1949
Portrait of Rudolf HrušínskýRudolf Hrušínský. Rudolf Hrušínský was 70 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Policeman'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 17 1920 –
Died: Wed, Apr 13 1994
Portrait of Rudolf HrušínskýRudolf Hrušínský. Rudolf Hrušínský was 44 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Policeman'.
Birthday: Sat, Oct 05 1946
Portrait of Rudolf HrušínskýRudolf Hrušínský. Rudolf Hrušínský was 70 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Lockit'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 17 1920 –
Died: Wed, Apr 13 1994
Portrait of Naďa KotršováNaďa Kotršová. Naďa Kotršová was 64 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Ingrid'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 21 1927 –
Died: Fri, Nov 27 2009
Portrait of Ljuba KrbováLjuba Krbová. Ljuba Krbová was 33 in The Beggar's Opera
Birthday: Sat, Jul 05 1958
Portrait of Marián LabudaMarián Labuda. Marián Labuda was 46 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Peachum'.
Birthday: Sat, Oct 28 1944 –
Died: Fri, Jan 05 2018
Portrait of Barbora LeichnerováBarbora Leichnerová. Barbora Leichnerová was 23 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Polly'.
Birthday: Sat, Oct 07 1967
Portrait of Jiří LírJiří Lír. Jiří Lír was 68 in The Beggar's Opera
Birthday: Tue, Jun 19 1923 –
Died: Sun, Aug 20 1995

Crew

Portrait of Jiří MenzelJiří Menzel. Jiří Menzel was 53 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Director, Writer, Adaptation'
Birthday: Wed, Feb 23 1938 –
Died: Sat, Sep 05 2020
Portrait of Jaromír ŠofrJaromír Šofr. Jaromír Šofr was 52 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Wed, Sep 20 1939
Portrait of Václav HavelVáclav Havel. Václav Havel was 54 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Writer'
Birthday: Mon, Oct 05 1936 –
Died: Sun, Dec 18 2011
Portrait of Jan KlusákJan Klusák. Jan Klusák was 57 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Wed, Apr 18 1934
Portrait of John GayJohn Gay. John Gay would have been no older than 47 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Opera'
Birthday: Sat, Jun 30 1685 –
Died: Thu, Dec 04 1732