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The Beggar's Opera

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

  1. Director : Peter Brook
  2. Producer : Herbert Wilcox,Laurence Olivier
  3. Writer : Denis Cannan,Christopher Fry
  4. Editor : Reginald Beck
  5. 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 Coates,Joan Cross,John Cameron,Bruce Boyce,Alanna Boyce,John Baker

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Original TitleThe Beggar's Opera

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1953-08-24

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 34m

Production CompaniesHerbert Wilcox Productions,British Lion Films

Genres

  • History
  • Crime
  • Music

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