The Beggar's Opera

The Beggar's Opera (1953)

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Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.

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  • Release Date: 1953-08-24
  • Runtime: 1h 34min
  • Director: Peter Brook

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Cast

  • Laurence Olivier

    MacHeath

  • Hugh Griffith

    The Beggar

  • George Rose

    1st Turnkey

  • Stuart Burge

    1st Prisoner

  • Cyril Conway

    2nd Prisoner

  • Gerald Lawson

    3rd Prisoner

  • Dorothy Tutin

    Polly Peachum

  • George Devine

    Peachum

  • Mary Clare

    Mrs. Peachum

  • Edward Pryor

    Filch

  • Athene Seyler

    Mrs. Trapes

  • Stanley Holloway

    Mr. Lockit

  • Daphne Anderson

    Lucy Lockit

  • Eric Pohlmann

    Inn Keeper

  • Yvonne Furneaux

    Jenny Diver

  • Kenneth Williams

    Jack the Pot Boy

  • Sandra Dorne

    Sukey Tawdry

  • Laurence Naismith

    Matt of the Mint

  • Max Brent

    A Drunkard

  • Mercy Haystead

    Dolly Trull

  • Patricia Raine

    Mrs. Slammekin

  • Jocelyn James

    Molly Brazen

  • Isabel George

    Mrs. Vixen

  • Helen Christie

    Betty Doxey

  • John Kidd

    2nd Turnkey

  • Herbert C. Walton

    3rd Turnkey

  • Eugene Leahy

    4th Turnkey

  • Edgar Norfolk

    5th Turnkey

  • Oliver Hunter

    2nd Chairman

  • Madge Brindley

    Gin Seller

  • Felix Felton

    Governor

  • Denis Cannan

    John, the Footman

  • Margot Grahame

    The Actress

  • Tamba Allen

    Negro Page

  • Terence Greenidge

    Chaplain

  • Billy Wells

    Hangman

  • Adele Leigh

    Singing voice

  • Jennifer Vyvyan

    Singing voice

  • Edith Coats

    Singing voice

  • Joan Cross

    Singing voice

  • John Cameron

    Singer

  • Bruce Boyce

    Singing voice

  • Alanna Boyce

    Urchin

  • John Baker

    2nd Chairman

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