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The Beggar's Opera
Release Date: August 24, 1953
| Year | : | 1953 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | History, Crime, Music |
| Production Companies | : | Herbert Wilcox Productions, British Lion Films |
| Director | : | Peter Brook |
| Producers | : | Laurence Olivier, Herbert Wilcox, Eric Goodhead |
| Writers | : | Christopher Fry, Denis Cannan, John Gay |
| RunTime | : | 94 mins. |
Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
Main Actors
Laurence Olivier
Character : MacHeath
Hugh Griffith
Character : The Beggar
George Rose
Character : 1st Turnkey
Stuart Burge
Character : 1st Prisoner
Cyril Conway
Character : 2nd Prisoner
Gerald Lawson
Character : 3rd Prisoner
Dorothy Tutin
Character : Polly Peachum
George Devine
Character : Peachum
Mary Clare
Character : Mrs. Peachum
Edward Pryor
Character : Filch
Athene Seyler
Character : Mrs. Trapes
Stanley Holloway
Character : Mr. Lockit
Daphne Anderson
Character : Lucy Lockit
Eric Pohlmann
Character : Inn Keeper
Yvonne Furneaux
Character : Jenny Diver
Kenneth Williams
Character : Jack the Pot Boy
Sandra Dorne
Character : Sukey Tawdry
Laurence Naismith
Character : Matt of the Mint
Max Brent
Character : A Drunkard
Mercy Haystead
Character : Dolly Trull
Patricia Raine
Character : Mrs. Slammekin
Jocelyn James
Character : Molly Brazen
Isabel George
Character : Mrs. Vixen
Helen Christie
Character : Betty Doxey
John Kidd
Character : 2nd Turnkey
Herbert C. Walton
Character : 3rd Turnkey
Eugene Leahy
Character : 4th Turnkey
Edgar Norfolk
Character : 5th Turnkey
Oliver Hunter
Character : 2nd Chairman
Madge Brindley
Character : Gin Seller
Felix Felton
Character : Governor
Denis Cannan
Character : John, the Footman
Margot Grahame
Character : The Actress
Tamba Allen
Character : Negro Page
Terence Greenidge
Character : Chaplain
Billy Wells
Character : Hangman
Adele Leigh
Character : Singing voice
Jennifer Vyvyan
Character : Singing voice
Edith Coats
Character : Singing voice
Joan Cross
Character : Singing voice
John Cameron
Character : Singer
Bruce Boyce
Character : Singing voice
Alanna Boyce
Character : Urchin
John Baker
Character : 2nd Chairman
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