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The Beggar's Opera (1953)93 minCrime, HistoryRating 56/100

Sir Laurence Olivier as an imprisoned highwayman who relates his exploits in the form of a comic opera. Brook's feature film debut is a production with romantic exuberance and wit.

Cast: Laurence Olivier, Hugh Griffith, George Rose, Stuart Burge, Cyril Conway, Gerald Lawson, Dorothy Tutin

Director: Peter Brook