The Beggar's Opera
5 reviews
History/Crime
1h 34m
1953
Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
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Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
- DirectorPeter Brook
- Release24 August 1953
- Genre
- Duration1h 34m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate5 reviews
- Productions
Herbert Wilcox Productions, British Lion Films
Cast

Laurence Olivier
MacHeath

Hugh Griffith
The Beggar

George Rose
1st Turnkey

Stuart Burge
1st Prisoner

Dorothy Tutin
Polly Peachum

George Devine
Peachum

Mary Clare
Mrs. Peachum

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

Patricia Raine
Mrs. Slammekin

Helen Christie
Betty Doxey

Margot Grahame
The Actress
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