The Beggar's Opera
August 24, 1953•1h 34m•★ 5.1
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Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
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Director
Peter BrookCast
Laurence Olivier
MacHeath
Hugh Griffith
The Beggar
George Rose
1st Turnkey
Stuart Burge
1st Prisoner
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Cyril Conway
2nd Prisoner
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Gerald Lawson
3rd Prisoner
Dorothy Tutin
Polly Peachum
George Devine
Peachum
Mary Clare
Mrs. Peachum
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Edward Pryor
Filch
Athene Seyler
Mrs. Trapes
Stanley Holloway
Mr. Lockit
Daphne Anderson
Lucy Lockit
Eric Pohlmann
Inn Keeper
Yvonne Furneaux
Jenny Diver
Kenneth Williams
Jack the Pot Boy
Sandra Dorne
Sukey Tawdry
Laurence Naismith
Matt of the Mint
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Max Brent
A Drunkard
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Mercy Haystead
Dolly Trull