The Beggar's Opera (1983)
A historical adaptation of John Gay's 18th Century ballad opera, exuberantly performed for BBC television.
- Released
- 1983-01-01
- Genres
- Music
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jonathan Miller
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Roger Daltrey as Macheath
- Bob Hoskins as Beggar
- Graham Crowden as Player
- Stratford Johns as Peachum
- Patricia Routledge as Mrs. Peachum
- Gawn Grainger as Ben Budge
- Ken Stott as Jeremy Twitcher
- Don Estelle as Crook Fingered Jack
- Rosemary Ashe as Lucy Lockit
- Peter Bayliss as Lockit
- John Benfield as Jailer
- Isla Blair as Jenny Diver