| Description |
1 DVD (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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surround |
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Dolby digital 5.1 |
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video file |
| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround or 2.0 stereo. |
| Performer |
Roger Daltrey (MacHeath) ; Bob Hoskins (Beggar) ; Stratford Johns (Peachum) ; Patricia Routledge (Mrs. Peachum) ; Carol Hall (Polly Peachum) ; Peter Bayliss (Lockit) ; Rosemary Ashe (Lucy Lockit) ; Graham Crowden (The player) ; Gary Tibbs (Filch) ; English Baroque soloists ; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor. |
| Credits |
Senior cameraman, Ron Green ; videotape editor, Dennis Collett ; music arrangement, Jeremy Barlow, John Eliot Gardiner ; choreography, Sally Gilpin. |
| Summary |
A ballad opera set among London's 18th century criminal classes, full of satirical jibes about corruption in high places. |
| Language |
Sung in English. |
| Subject |
Ballad operas -- Film adaptations.
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Ballad operas. |
| Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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Musical films.
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Musical films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Film adaptations.
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| Added Author |
Gay, John, 1685-1732, librettist.
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Miller, Jonathan, 1934-2019, director, producer.
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Daltrey, Roger, performer.
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Hoskins, Bob, performer.
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Johns, Stratford, performer.
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Routledge, Patricia, performer.
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Hall, Carol, performer.
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Bayliss, Peter, performer.
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Ashe, Rosemary, performer.
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Crowden, Graham, performer.
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Tibbs, Gary, performer.
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Gardiner, John Eliot, conductor, arranger.
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Barlow, Jeremy, 1939- arranger.
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English Baroque Soloists, instrumentalist.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, production personnel.
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RM Arts (Firm), production personnel.
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Image Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
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| Standard No. |
014381579529 |
| Music No. |
ID5795RADVD Image Entertainment Inc. |
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