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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 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 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 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 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 Veronika FreimanováVeronika Freimanová. Veronika Freimanová was 36 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Lucy'.
Birthday: Sat, Sep 24 1955
Portrait of Barbora LeichnerováBarbora Leichnerová. Barbora Leichnerová was 23 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Polly'.
Birthday: Sat, Oct 07 1967
Portrait of Jiří ZahajskýJiří Zahajský. Jiří Zahajský was 52 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Harry Filch'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 19 1939 –
Died: Thu, Jul 19 2007
Portrait of Oldřich VíznerOldřich Vízner. Oldřich Vízner was 44 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Jim'.
Birthday: Tue, May 06 1947
Portrait of Ondřej VetchýOndřej Vetchý. Ondřej Vetchý was 29 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Jack'.
Birthday: Wed, May 16 1962
Portrait of Jeremy IronsJeremy Irons. Jeremy Irons was 43 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Prisoner'.
Birthday: Sun, Sep 19 1948
Portrait of Jana BřežkováJana Břežková. Jana Břežková was 48 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Mary Lockit'.
Birthday: Mon, Sep 06 1943
Portrait of Kateřina FrýbováKateřina Frýbová. Kateřina Frýbová was 41 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Diana'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 24 1949
Portrait of Jana ŠvandováJana Švandová. Jana Švandová was 44 in The Beggar's Opera
Birthday: Thu, Jul 03 1947
Portrait of Mahulena BočanováMahulena Bočanová. Mahulena Bočanová was 24 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Vicky'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 18 1967
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 Miloslav ŠtibichMiloslav Štibich. Miloslav Štibich was 63 in The Beggar's Opera
Birthday: Sat, Aug 25 1928 –
Died: Mon, Jun 22 1992
Portrait of Rudolf HrušínskýRudolf Hrušínský. Rudolf Hrušínský was 44 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Policeman'.
Birthday: Sat, Oct 05 1946
Portrait of Jiří LírJiří Lír. Jiří Lír was 68 in The Beggar's Opera
Birthday: Tue, Jun 19 1923 –
Died: Sun, Aug 20 1995
Portrait of Pavel ZedníčekPavel Zedníček. Pavel Zedníček was 41 in The Beggar's Opera
Birthday: Tue, Nov 01 1949
Portrait of Oldřich VlachOldřich Vlach. Oldřich Vlach was 50 in The Beggar's Opera
Birthday: Thu, Jul 03 1941
Portrait of Petr BruknerPetr Brukner. Petr Brukner was 48 in The Beggar's Opera
Birthday: Wed, May 19 1943
Portrait of Ljuba KrbováLjuba Krbová. Ljuba Krbová was 33 in The Beggar's Opera
Birthday: Sat, Jul 05 1958
Portrait of Jitka AsterováJitka Asterová. Jitka Asterová was 31 in The Beggar's Opera
Birthday: Mon, Dec 07 1959
Portrait of Blanka LormanováBlanka Lormanová. Blanka Lormanová was 42 in The Beggar's Opera
Birthday: Tue, Oct 12 1948 –
Died: Sun, Jun 11 2017
Portrait of Alice Šnirychová-DvořákováAlice Šnirychová-Dvořáková. Alice Šnirychová-Dvořáková was 34 in The Beggar's Opera
Birthday: Sat, Feb 16 1957
Portrait of Eugen JegorovEugen Jegorov. Eugen Jegorov was 53 in The Beggar's Opera
Birthday: Sat, Oct 09 1937 –
Died: Mon, Dec 28 1992
Portrait of Martin FaltýnMartin Faltýn. Martin Faltýn was 34 in The Beggar's Opera
Birthday: Mon, Jun 03 1957
Portrait of Pavel ZvaričPavel Zvarič. Pavel Zvarič was 25 in The Beggar's Opera
Birthday: Thu, Sep 22 1966
Portrait of Filip MinaříkFilip Minařík. Filip Minařík was >> in The Beggar's Opera
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jan MorávekJan Morávek. Jan Morávek was >> in The Beggar's Opera
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Martin MorávekMartin Morávek. Martin Morávek was >> in The Beggar's Opera
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Václav KotvaVáclav Kotva. Václav Kotva was 69 in The Beggar's Opera
Birthday: Fri, Jan 20 1922 –
Died: Wed, Nov 03 2004
Portrait of Steva MaršálekSteva Maršálek. Steva Maršálek was 68 in The Beggar's Opera
Birthday: Tue, Sep 11 1923 –
Died: Thu, Jul 28 2011

Crew

Portrait of Jiří MenzelJiří Menzel. Jiří Menzel was 53 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Director, Adaptation, Creative Producer, Screenplay'
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 Eva KadaňkováEva Kadaňková. Eva Kadaňková was 36 in The Beggar's Opera as 'First Assistant Director'
Birthday: Sat, Dec 11 1954
Portrait of Monika MaratováMonika Maratová. Monika Maratová was >> in The Beggar's Opera as 'Second Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Annika Eisel-ŠonkaAnnika Eisel-Šonka. Annika Eisel-Šonka was >> in The Beggar's Opera as 'Second Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eric ChaikinEric Chaikin. Eric Chaikin was >> in The Beggar's Opera as 'Second Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jiří ZobačJiří Zobač. Jiří Zobač was 52 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Music Director'
Birthday: Sun, Jul 30 1939 –
Died: Sun, Feb 05 2023
Portrait of Václav HavelVáclav Havel. Václav Havel was 54 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Screenplay, Theatre Play'
Birthday: Mon, Oct 05 1936 –
Died: Sun, Dec 18 2011
Portrait of Jan ŠusterJan Šuster. Jan Šuster was 56 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Executive Producer, Production Manager'
Birthday: Sun, Jun 23 1935 –
Died: Wed, Sep 29 2021
Portrait of Jiří BrožekJiří Brožek. Jiří Brožek was 44 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Editor'
Birthday: Tue, Mar 11 1947
Portrait of Eva HoráznáEva Horázná. Eva Horázná was >> in The Beggar's Opera as 'Assistant Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
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 Zuzana MáchováZuzana Máchová. Zuzana Máchová was 40 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Lead Costumer'
Birthday: Mon, Jun 25 1951
Portrait of Antonín MaříkAntonín Mařík. Antonín Mařík was >> in The Beggar's Opera as 'Assistant Camera'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jaroslav LehmanJaroslav Lehman. Jaroslav Lehman was >> in The Beggar's Opera as 'Props'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Bedřich ČermákBedřich Čermák. Bedřich Čermák was 49 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Property Master'
Birthday: Wed, Feb 11 1942
Portrait of Pavel HajnýPavel Hajný. Pavel Hajný was 52 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Dramaturgy'
Birthday: Sat, Apr 15 1939
Portrait of Tomáš KuchtaTomáš Kuchta. Tomáš Kuchta was 36 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Makeup & Hair'
Birthday: Tue, Oct 05 1954
Portrait of Aleš KociánAleš Kocián. Aleš Kocián was 26 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Makeup & Hair'
Birthday: Thu, Jun 17 1965
Portrait of Štěpán KoníčekŠtěpán Koníček. Štěpán Koníček was 63 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Conductor'
Birthday: Wed, Mar 07 1928 –
Died: Fri, May 26 2006
Portrait of Rudolf BenešRudolf Beneš. Rudolf Beneš was >> in The Beggar's Opera as 'Props'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Milan BýčekMilan Býček. Milan Býček was 28 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Assistant Production Design'
Birthday: Thu, Feb 28 1963
Portrait of Richard ValentaRichard Valenta. Richard Valenta was 47 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Camera Operator'
Birthday: Tue, Jan 11 1944
Portrait of Miloslav DvořákMiloslav Dvořák. Miloslav Dvořák was >> in The Beggar's Opera as 'Props'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jiří HoraJiří Hora. Jiří Hora was 55 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Sound'
Birthday: Mon, Apr 13 1936
Portrait of Tomáš HruškaTomáš Hruška. Tomáš Hruška was >> in The Beggar's Opera as 'Camera Operator'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Soňa NemcováSoňa Nemcová. Soňa Nemcová was >> in The Beggar's Opera as 'Clapper Loader'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Miloslav MirvaldMiloslav Mirvald. Miloslav Mirvald was 70 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Still Photographer'
Birthday: Tue, Dec 28 1920 –
Died: Fri, Sep 17 2004
Portrait of Karel HavelkaKarel Havelka. Karel Havelka was >> in The Beggar's Opera as 'Camera Technician'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tereza KolihováTereza Kolihová. Tereza Kolihová was 21 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Makeup & Hair'
Birthday: Thu, Jun 11 1970
Portrait of John GayJohn Gay. John Gay would have been no older than 47 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Theatre Play'
Birthday: Sat, Jun 30 1685 –
Died: Thu, Dec 04 1732
Portrait of Jan PeterkaJan Peterka. Jan Peterka was >> in The Beggar's Opera as 'Production Accountant'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eva BlažkováEva Blažková. Eva Blažková was >> in The Beggar's Opera as 'Clapper Loader'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Pavel ŠtěrbaPavel Štěrba. Pavel Štěrba was >> in The Beggar's Opera as 'Assistant Production Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Zbyněk HlochZbyněk Hloch. Zbyněk Hloch was 57 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Mon, Jul 09 1934 –
Died: Fri, Nov 26 1999
Portrait of Jiří PůlpánJiří Půlpán. Jiří Půlpán was >> in The Beggar's Opera as 'Gaffer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Roman MolnárRoman Molnár. Roman Molnár was >> in The Beggar's Opera as 'Assistant Production Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jan HadrbolecJan Hadrbolec. Jan Hadrbolec was 29 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Unit Production Manager'
Birthday: Tue, Feb 13 1962
Portrait of Věra LinhartováVěra Linhartová. Věra Linhartová was >> in The Beggar's Opera as 'Costumer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Zuzana PřibíkováZuzana Přibíková. Zuzana Přibíková was >> in The Beggar's Opera as 'Script Supervisor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Irena SeidlováIrena Seidlová. Irena Seidlová was >> in The Beggar's Opera as 'Costumer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Petr BlažekPetr Blažek. Petr Blažek was 20 in The Beggar's Opera as 'Makeup & Hair'
Birthday: Thu, Jul 29 1971
Portrait of Mstislav PilnýMstislav Pilný. Mstislav Pilný was >> in The Beggar's Opera as 'Sound Assistant'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday