The Beggar's Opera

The Beggar's Opera (1953)

Genre: History, Crime, Music
Release Date: 1953-08-24
User Rating: 4.9/10 from 4 ratings
Runtime: 1h 34min
Language: English
Production Company: Herbert Wilcox Productions
Production Country: United Kingdom
Director: Peter Brook

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Summary

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

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Cast
Crew

Laurence Olivier

as MacHeath
Hugh Griffith

as The Beggar
George Rose

as 1st Turnkey
Stuart Burge

as 1st Prisoner
Cyril Conway

as 2nd Prisoner
Gerald Lawson

as 3rd Prisoner
Dorothy Tutin

as Polly Peachum
George Devine

as Peachum
Mary Clare

as Mrs. Peachum
Edward Pryor

as Filch
Athene Seyler

as Mrs. Trapes
Stanley Holloway

as Mr. Lockit
Daphne Anderson

as Lucy Lockit
Eric Pohlmann

as Inn Keeper
Yvonne Furneaux

as Jenny Diver
Kenneth Williams

as Jack the Pot Boy
Sandra Dorne

as Sukey Tawdry
Laurence Naismith

as Matt of the Mint
Max Brent

as A Drunkard
Mercy Haystead

as Dolly Trull
Patricia Raine

as Mrs. Slammekin
Jocelyn James

as Molly Brazen
Isabel George

as Mrs. Vixen
Helen Christie

as Betty Doxey
John Kidd

as 2nd Turnkey
Herbert C. Walton

as 3rd Turnkey
Eugene Leahy

as 4th Turnkey
Edgar Norfolk

as 5th Turnkey
Oliver Hunter

as 2nd Chairman
Madge Brindley

as Gin Seller
Felix Felton

as Governor
Denis Cannan

as John, the Footman
Margot Grahame

as The Actress
Tamba Allen

as Negro Page
Terence Greenidge

as Chaplain
Billy Wells

as Hangman
Adele Leigh

as Singing voice
Jennifer Vyvyan

as Singing voice
Edith Coats

as Singing voice
Joan Cross

as Singing voice
John Cameron

as Singer
Bruce Boyce

as Singing voice
Alanna Boyce

as Urchin
John Baker

as 2nd Chairman

Directing	Peter Brook	Director
Writing	Christopher Fry	Writer
Writing	Denis Cannan	Writer
Camera	Wally Fairweather	Assistant Camera
Art	William C. Andrews	Production Design
Art	Georges Wakhévitch	Production Design
Editing	Reginald Beck	Editor
Costume & Make-Up	Georges Wakhévitch	Costume Design
Camera	Guy Green	Director of Photography
Sound	Arthur Bliss	Original Music Composer
Production	Herbert Wilcox	Producer
Production	Laurence Olivier	Producer
Production	Eric Goodhead	Associate Producer
Sound	Johann Christoph Pepusch	Songs
Writing	John Gay	Lyricist