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The Beggar's Opera
5.1(6)19531h 34m
Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
- Director
- Peter Brook
- Writers
- Christopher Fry,Denis Cannan
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Cast
Laurence Olivier
MacHeath
Hugh Griffith
The Beggar
George Rose
1st Turnkey
Stuart Burge
1st Prisoner
Cyril Conway
2nd Prisoner
Gerald Lawson
3rd Prisoner
Dorothy Tutin
Polly Peachum
George Devine
Peachum
Mary Clare
Mrs. Peachum
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
Max Brent
A Drunkard
Mercy Haystead
Dolly Trull
Patricia Raine
Mrs. Slammekin
Jocelyn James
Molly Brazen
Isabel George
Mrs. Vixen
Helen Christie
Betty Doxey
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Crew
Directing
- Peter BrookDirector
Writing
- Christopher FryWriter
- Denis CannanWriter
- John GayTheatre Play
Production
- Laurence OlivierProducer
- Eric GoodheadAssociate Producer
- Herbert WilcoxProducer
Camera
- Guy GreenDirector of Photography
- Wally FairweatherAssistant Camera
Editing
- Reginald BeckEditor
Sound
- Arthur BlissOriginal Music Composer
- Johann Christoph PepuschSongs
Art
- William C. AndrewsProduction Design
- Georges WakhévitchProduction Design
Costume & Make-Up
- Georges WakhévitchCostume Design