The Beggar's Opera
History | Crime
4.9
Release Date
August 24, 1953
Duration
94 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
Casts
MacHeath
Laurence Olivier
The Beggar
Hugh Griffith
1st Turnkey
George Rose
1st Prisoner
Stuart Burge
2nd Prisoner
Cyril Conway
3rd Prisoner
Gerald Lawson
Polly Peachum
Dorothy Tutin
Peachum
George Devine
Mrs. Peachum
Mary Clare
Filch
Edward Pryor
Mrs. Trapes
Athene Seyler
Mr. Lockit
Stanley Holloway
Lucy Lockit
Daphne Anderson
Inn Keeper
Eric Pohlmann
Jenny Diver
Yvonne Furneaux
Jack the Pot Boy
Kenneth Williams
Sukey Tawdry
Sandra Dorne
Matt of the Mint
Laurence Naismith
A Drunkard
Max Brent
Dolly Trull
Mercy Haystead
Mrs. Slammekin
Patricia Raine
Molly Brazen
Jocelyn James
Mrs. Vixen
Isabel George
Betty Doxey
Helen Christie
2nd Turnkey
John Kidd
3rd Turnkey
Herbert C. Walton
4th Turnkey
Eugene Leahy
5th Turnkey
Edgar Norfolk
2nd Chairman
Oliver Hunter
Gin Seller
Madge Brindley
Governor
Felix Felton
John, the Footman
Denis Cannan
The Actress
Margot Grahame
Negro Page
Tamba Allen
Chaplain
Terence Greenidge
Hangman
Billy Wells
Singing voice
Adele Leigh
Singing voice
Jennifer Vyvyan
Singing voice
Edith Coats
Singing voice
Joan Cross
Singer
John Cameron
Singing voice
Bruce Boyce
Urchin
Alanna Boyce
2nd Chairman
John Baker
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