The Beggar's Opera is one of the earliest examples of a Musical in the history of theater (from which Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill drew inspiration for the Threepenny Opera). A crowd of thieves and prostitutes, fences and swindlers, speaking various dialects with Peppe Servillo as the shady fence, Angela Baraldi (the wife), Marco Alemanno and opera singer Borja Quiza Martinez (Captain Uccello) directed by Lucio Dalla. New translation and dramaturgical version by Giuseppe Di Leva of John Gay's play transported from the slums of 18th-century London to the Bologna of today.
Stars: Peppe Servillo, Angela Baraldi, Marco Alemanno, Borja Quiza Martinez
Crew: Lucio Dalla (Director), John Gay (Original Music Composer), John Gay (Screenstory), Giuseppe Di Leva (Dramaturgy)
Country: Italy
Language: Italiano
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Runtime: 124 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 2008
IMDb: 10
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