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The Beggar's Opera
Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
4.1
94 min
Release
1953-08-24
Cast
Laurence Olivier
as MacHeath
Hugh Griffith
as The Beggar
George Rose
as 1st Turnkey
Stuart Burge
as 1st Prisoner
Cyril Conway
as 2nd PrisonerGerald Lawson
as 3rd Prisoner
Dorothy Tutin
as Polly Peachum
George Devine
as Peachum
Mary Clare
as Mrs. PeachumEdward 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 MintMax Brent
as A DrunkardMercy Haystead
as Dolly Trull
Patricia Raine
as Mrs. SlammekinJocelyn James
as Molly BrazenIsabel George
as Mrs. Vixen
Helen Christie
as Betty DoxeyJohn Kidd
as 2nd TurnkeyHerbert C. Walton
as 3rd TurnkeyEugene Leahy
as 4th TurnkeyEdgar Norfolk
as 5th TurnkeyOliver Hunter
as 2nd ChairmanMadge Brindley
as Gin SellerFelix Felton
as GovernorDenis Cannan
as John, the Footman
Margot Grahame
as The ActressTamba Allen
as Negro PageTerence Greenidge
as ChaplainBilly Wells
as HangmanAdele Leigh
as Singing voiceJennifer Vyvyan
as Singing voiceEdith Coats
as Singing voiceJoan Cross
as Singing voiceJohn Cameron
as SingerBruce Boyce
as Singing voiceAlanna Boyce
as UrchinJohn Baker
as 2nd ChairmanDirector
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