The Beggar's Opera (1953) On DVD

Actor:       Hugh Griffith, George Rose, Stuart Burge, Cyril Conway, Gerald Lawson
Director:  Peter Brook
Genre:      Musicals
Year:        1953
Studio:     Warner Bros
Length:    93
Released: June 22, 2009
Rating:      Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:     DVD
Misc:         Color
Language:English
Subtitles  :N/A

DESCRIPTION:

A colorful period tale finds Sir Laurence Olivier ("Rebecca," "Hamlet") as an imprisoned highwayman who relates his exploits in the form of a comic opera. Esteemed theatrical director Peter Brook's ("Marat/Sade," "Lord of the Flies") feature film debut is a production with romantic exuberance and wit.