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The Beggar's Opera (1953)
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1 hr 34 min
Aug 24th, 1953
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Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
Starring
Laurence Olivier
Hugh Griffith
George Rose
Director
Peter Brook
Writers
Denis Cannan
Christopher Fry
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Cast & Crew
L
Laurence Olivier
as MacHeath
H
Hugh Griffith
as The Beggar
G
George Rose
as 1st Turnkey
S
Stuart Burge
as 1st Prisoner
C
Cyril Conway
as 2nd Prisoner
G
Gerald Lawson
as 3rd Prisoner
P
Peter Brook
Director
G
Guy Green
Director of Photography
A
Arthur Bliss
Original Music Composer
H
Herbert Wilcox
Producer
L
Laurence Olivier
Producer
E
Eric Goodhead
Associate Producer
Movie Details
Theatrical Release:
August 24th, 1953
Original Language:
English
Production Companies:
Herbert Wilcox Productions, British Lion Films
Movie Tags:
opera
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