The Beggar's Opera
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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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Laurence Olivier
MacHeath
Known for
Rebecca
Spartacus
Hugh Griffith
The Beggar
Known for
Ben-Hur
The Canterbury Tales
George Rose
1st Turnkey
Known for
Holocaust
A New Leaf
Stuart Burge
1st Prisoner
Also in
Malta Story
Giving Tongue
Cyril Conway
2nd Prisoner
Known for
Evil Under the Sun
Gerald Lawson
3rd Prisoner
Known for
The Mummy
Dorothy Tutin
Polly Peachum
Known for
Cromwell
The Importance of Being Earnest
George Devine
Peachum
Known for
Look Back in Anger
Tom Jones
Mary Clare
Mrs. Peachum
Known for
The Lady Vanishes
Young and Innocent
Edward Pryor
Filch
No other roles listed
Athene Seyler
Mrs. Trapes
Known for
Night of the Demon
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Stanley Holloway
Mr. Lockit
Known for
My Fair Lady
Brief Encounter
Peter Brook Director · Christopher Fry Writer Denis Cannan Writer
United States release August 24, 1953 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production British Lion Films
Production
Herbert Wilcox Productions
Production
British Lion Films
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 9, 1953
Premiere · London
United States · August 24, 1953
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United Kingdom
October 5, 1953 · Theatrical
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