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The Beggar's Opera

Release Year
1953
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Crime
History
Music
Directed By
Peter Brook
The Beggar's Opera

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

Cast & Crew

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

Crew

Peter Brook

Director

Guy Green

Director of Photography

Arthur Bliss

Original Music Composer

Reginald Beck

Editor

Georges Wakhévitch

Production Design

William C. Andrews

Production Design

Georges Wakhévitch

Costume Design

Herbert Wilcox

Producer

Laurence Olivier

Producer

Denis Cannan

Writer

Christopher Fry

Writer

John Gay

Lyricist

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