Movie Description
The Beggar's Opera
(1953)Overview
Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
Featured Crew
- Director : Peter Brook
- Producer : Herbert Wilcox,Laurence Olivier
- Writer : Denis Cannan,Christopher Fry
- Editor : Reginald Beck
- Cast : Laurence Olivier,Hugh Griffith,George Rose,Stuart Burge,Cyril Conway,Gerald Lawson,Dorothy Tutin,George Devine,Mary Clare,Edward Pryor,Athene Seyler,Stanley Holloway,Daphne Anderson,Eric Pohlmann,Yvonne Furneaux,Kenneth Williams,Sandra Dorne,Laurence Naismith,Max Brent,Mercy Haystead,Patricia Raine,Jocelyn James,Isabel George,Helen Christie,John Kidd,Herbert C. Walton,Eugene Leahy,Edgar Norfolk,Oliver Hunter,Madge Brindley,Felix Felton,Denis Cannan,Margot Grahame,Tamba Allen,Terence Greenidge,Billy Wells,Adele Leigh,Jennifer Vyvyan,Edith Coats,Joan Cross,John Cameron,Bruce Boyce,Alanna Boyce,John Baker
Cast
MacHeath
The Beggar
1st Turnkey
1st Prisoner
2nd Prisoner
3rd Prisoner
Polly Peachum
Peachum
Mrs. Peachum
Filch
Mrs. Trapes
Mr. Lockit
Lucy Lockit
Inn Keeper
Jenny Diver
Jack the Pot Boy
Sukey Tawdry
Matt of the Mint
A Drunkard
Dolly Trull
Mrs. Slammekin
Molly Brazen
Mrs. Vixen
Betty Doxey
2nd Turnkey
3rd Turnkey
4th Turnkey
5th Turnkey
2nd Chairman
Gin Seller
Governor
John, the Footman
The Actress
Negro Page
Chaplain
Hangman
Singing voice
Singing voice
Singing voice
Singing voice
Singer
Singing voice
Urchin
2nd Chairman
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Facts
Original TitleThe Beggar's Opera
Status Released
Release Information
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1953-08-24
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 34m
Production CompaniesHerbert Wilcox Productions,British Lion Films
Genres
- History
- Crime
- Music
