Watch The Beggar's Opera (1953) Official Trailer
5.1 / 10 IMDb August 24, 1953 1h 34m
Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
Director
Runtime
1h 34m
Release Date
August 24, 1953
Genre
History, Crime, Music
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Producers
Cast
Laurence Olivier
as MacHeath
Hugh Griffith
as The Beggar
George Rose
as 1st Turnkey
Stuart Burge
as 1st Prisoner
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Cyril Conway
as 2nd Prisoner
No photo
Gerald Lawson
as 3rd Prisoner
Dorothy Tutin
as Polly Peachum
George Devine
as Peachum
Mary Clare
as Mrs. Peachum
No photo
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
No photo
Max Brent
as A Drunkard
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Mercy Haystead
as Dolly Trull
Production Companies
Herbert Wilcox Productions
British Lion Films
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